Your switches from reflections on your life to reflections on Oed (as happens in sentences 5&6 in paragraph 1 and as you do on page 3) need to be smoother so your readers have an idea which one you’re talking about.
Paragraph 2 begins your narrative. Since you’re mixing what did happen with what you wished happened, you confuse you readers because they can’t keep the 2 straight. I’m sure there’s a way to pull off what you’re trying, that mix of stories. But maybe you want to describe your usual habits on Christmas Day, contrasting the usual with what was different that year.
The final paragraph is strong, particularly the “Carelesness and the lack of intelligence” sentence. What if this entire piece was focused on proving those ideas in a clear march through your narrative and Oed’s story, pointing to examples of carelessness, lack of intelligence, et. al. in your tales?