There comes a time in some people’s lives were they hit they age where they just don’t know what they want for Christmas. Seeing as Christmas is now a glorified, commercialized holiday, the christmas spirit has just been drained from me. That, and because as I grow older, I understand that somethings you want for Christmas you just can’t buy. Now, I’ve understood this for years, but never has it had such a big impact on me until I turned 20. Now, things I want have to genuinely come from people and you can’t buy that, nor can you wrap it up. It's funny how adults will tell you that a time will come when the magic starts to fade. While that may be true, the magic hasn’t disappeared — it has taken a new form. That form can change depending on the person, but for me, nothing would feel more like Christmas than to be alone with my mentee in a warm cozy room while we watch shitty Christmas movies and play games (which I would wreck her in.) This year for me has had more downs than ups, and I can probably say the same for a lot of others. But for one day, a whole 24 hours. If the chaos could just stop, and people realize how important life is, that would be a good Christmas gift too.