My husband hated Christmas when We were first married. Eventually the monster cookies, the Christmas Carols, the presents and the Christ Child won him over. Now he loves Christmas.
His hatred of Christmas stemmed from his parents giving presents to his sisters, but nothing to him. They always said, "you understand." Of course he had no idea what he was supposed to understand. One sister was older and one was younger, so age of the child did not hold the secret. He had an older brother who died on Christmas Eve, perhaps that memory was somehow associated I his mother's mind with not giving her living son a present. Whatever the reason, the favoritism toward his sisters worked death to the heart of a little boy.
Favoritism is condemned in the scriptures. We are to deal fairly with each individual. To do any differently comes to evil (1 Timothy 5:21; James 2:1-7).
