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!

Posted by admin on November 5th, 2007 under Shop til you drop

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