What is happening to regular life?

I for the most part think we still live in the Good america.  But every now and then I start seeing things chip away.

Like yesterday I stopped to talk to my oldest childs teacher.  I was asking if it would be ok if I brought cupcakes for snack time for his birthday on the 14th.  Then I realized that was also Valentines day and asked if I would be interrupting any celebrations for that.  She mentioned that she hadn't really thought that far ahead (who can blame the lady she has split kindergarten classes for just three hours each.  My brain would definitely be fried)  and then she mentioned some people don't celebrate Valentines day.  Which I was just like "COME ON" its just valentines day - there is nothing really religious affiliated with this holiday and its about love - does someone have a problem with love out there?  I mean the kicker to me was that they didn't have any Christmas celebration at all.  They had family heritage day.  That is all fine and dandy to celebrate your family heritage but lets have a little Christmas too.  I am so sick and tired of political correctness and lets not offend anyone.  I mean don't go out of your way to offend and be mean but also we can't pussy foot around everyone and everything because you will never have fun nor will you ever get anything done that way.  Our Forefathers would roll over in their grave if they saw how we acted in this country lately. 

When I was in school if you didn't celebrate a particular holiday you just had to sit outside the room during the party.  It sucked but they were not going to take the fun out of having a party for just one or two people.  The only thing I ever missed out on was a halloween party or two.  I grew up during the time of don't celebrate Halloween because its the devils holiday.  I do understand why people thought that.  But I honestly believe that my kids celebrating halloween is just fun, they like to dress up and they like to eat candy, they are not out sacrificing any animals or doing anything bad.  I wish I hadn't missed out on some Halloween but its not biggee.  My whole point here is they didn't stop the party for me.  And thats fine that would have been horrible that one child could stop the whole celebration.

I will go so far as to say take a poll of the parents in the class if they want their kids to celebrate or not a certain holiday.  If there is a large enough consensus then ok don't have a party.  Otherwise if it is that huge a deal keep your children home that day or something. 

I am so tired of all this stupidity of not wanting to offend someone because we celebrate things.  And it hasn't been that long that all this worrying about offending people has gone on.  But all of a sudden it has taken precedent.  No we don't celebrate all Holidays here of different countries but in my opinion thats ok,  I don't expect England or Saudi Arabia to celebrate Thanksgiving, its not a holiday they celebrate so I am ok with that.  I understand that not everyone in America is a Christian and they don't put certain beliefs in the holidays, but even Easter and Christmas can be celebrated, maybe its wrong as a christian to feel this way but there are still bunny's and ducks and chicks at Easter and there is also Santa Claus at Christmas. 

I guess this just irritates me because my son doesn't get to have the same fun and easy childhood as I did and generations before me.  I don't want him to miss out on fun in school and having fun parties and celebrating. I feel it is a shame that our children have to grow up in this pain in the butt world sometimes.

I will get off my soap box now.