Do you remember the days of bad gifts?
I’m really looking forward to Christmas coming. Christmas is so much fun since having kids. I love to see the look on my son’s face when he sees the tree all packed with gifts. It takes me right back to when I was a kid. I’ve always loved Christmas. My parents always made it such a special occassion. Even though I grew up without a lot of money, I always got way too much at Christmas. THis is mostly due to the fact that my mother is one of 6 children. So I always got presents from each of my aunts and uncles. Though this was not always a good thing.
As a small child, it worked out fine, because I liked anything. But as I grew, and my tastes matured, their presents did not always match my likes. I remember one of my aunts was especially notorious for giving awful gifts. One year she gave me a hideous fanny pack! Another year she gave me a water bottle with Bart Simpson on it! The best gift she ever gave me was an alarm clock; it did have a radio!
I think things are a little easier now, because of gift cards! I have a niece who’s 10, and as she is approaching her teen years, I’ve already decided that when I can’t figure out what to get her, I’m just gonna buy her a holiday gift card. I certainly don’t want to be the aunt who gives horrible gifts. There are definitely no fanny packs on my shopping list!

