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genuinegirly · 12-07-2005, 02:48 PM

Hmmmmm... the Thomas Kinkade puzzle is pretty bad. My aunt recently gave me a Noah's Ark puzzle for my birthday. Totally unexpected and cheezy artwork, but I do tend to like puzzles so it's not too far off. Except I tend to notice this trend in my family... I'm the youngest, and umarried. In their minds this equates me somehow as a child. My 2 nephews and niece receieved PUZZLES for their birthdays as well. Now maybe my aunt found a really great deal on puzzles or something... but the fact that I was thrown in there with 2 five-year-olds and a three-year-old is a bit disturbing. Then there's the usual gifts from my sister: super trendy clothing and/or bonne belle sparkly little girl lipgloss. Oh, and then the other year there were those Hello Kitty bright pink crappy speakers for my laptop. The intent is nice... I needed lipgloss, clothes, and speakers at all of those times... but the fact that they're designed for someone a third of my age to enjoy... I'm 23. I'm not 5 or 7...

But hey, it's not much to complain about. It's still a gift. The fact that my family cares about me enough to scrounge around for nifty gifts is a very nice gesture. While I'm not a fan of trendy clothes, I have receieved compliments on the clothes (I rarely care enough to do my own shopping, so I end up wearing what they give me. Getting more motivated these days, but still shop once or twice a year max.) Yeah... so... they're nice. I can't complain. At least they're thinking of me. I'm sure I give my sister gifts all the time that she doesn't care about.

This Christmas they got it right... everyone pitched in to purchase me a new Mandlin. It's a super pretty F-type with pearl inlay. Can't go wrong with that!

12-07-2005, 02:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Hmmmmm... the Thomas Kinkade puzzle is pretty bad. My aunt recently gave me a Noah's Ark puzzle for my birthday. Totally unexpected and cheezy artwork, but I do tend to like puzzles so it's not too far off. Except I tend to notice this trend in my family... I'm the youngest, and umarried. In their minds this equates me somehow as a child. My 2 nephews and niece receieved PUZZLES for their birthdays as well. Now maybe my aunt found a really great deal on puzzles or something... but the fact that I was thrown in there with 2 five-year-olds and a three-year-old is a bit disturbing. Then there's the usual gifts from my sister: super trendy clothing and/or bonne belle sparkly little girl lipgloss. Oh, and then the other year there were those Hello Kitty bright pink crappy speakers for my laptop. The intent is nice... I needed lipgloss, clothes, and speakers at all of those times... but the fact that they're designed for someone a third of my age to enjoy... I'm 23. I'm not 5 or 7... But hey, it's not much to complain about. It's still a gift. The fact that my family cares about me enough to scrounge around for nifty gifts is a very nice gesture. While I'm not a fan of trendy clothes, I have receieved compliments on the clothes (I rarely care enough to do my own shopping, so I end up wearing what they give me. Getting more motivated these days, but still shop once or twice a year max.) Yeah... so... they're nice. I can't complain. At least they're thinking of me. I'm sure I give my sister gifts all the time that she doesn't care about. This Christmas they got it right... everyone pitched in to purchase me a new Mandlin. It's a super pretty F-type with pearl inlay. Can't go wrong with that! __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 12-07-2005 at 02:54 PM..