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Naked Communist · 12-07-2005, 11:20 PM

Well, I have to say I agree with ShaniFaye about all gifts being good - at least you got one.

BUUUUT, I did get a pretty bad gift from my Dad & Stepmom a few Christmases ago. They got me a kitchen scrubber (you know - to wash your dishes). What made me laugh (after being pretty pissed for awhile) was the fact that they WRAPPED it and put a pretty bow on it and put it under the tree alongside the nice bottles of wine and various DVD players and whatnot. ...sheesh...I just can't believe they put a pretty bow on it. In fact, I think the bow was the best part of the present....other than my now sparkly clean kitchen implements.

Sort of on the same note...my family didn't celebrate X-Mas while I was growing up (not Hanukkah either...actually, we really didn't celebrate anything but Thanksgiving). Anyhoo, not getting a gift sucks, but you get used to it after awhile. But what really continues to suck is going to school after Christmas vacation and having to listen to your teacher ask everyone what they got for X-Mas. "...I got a bike and a puppy and a barbie doll...etc" and then the teacher gets to me and I say "Nothing" and he/she asks "Oh. Okay, what did you get for Hanukkah?" And again I have to say "Nothing". And then you get weird looks from the teacher and your classmates and everyone feels kind of sorry for you like you're abused or dirt-poor or something. Then you miss the first 10 minutes of recess because your teacher pulls you aside to ask you why you didn't get anything and if everything is okay at home, etc. Sigh.
Ok, I'm ranting, but I think this might have caused some deep-rooted psychological scars and now I'm the epitome of Ebenezer Scrooge. Bah Humbug!

Thanks for letting me get that off my chest

12-07-2005, 11:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Naked Communist Upright Location: the armpit of the Great Southwest	Well, I have to say I agree with ShaniFaye about all gifts being good - at least you got one. BUUUUT, I did get a pretty bad gift from my Dad & Stepmom a few Christmases ago. They got me a kitchen scrubber (you know - to wash your dishes). What made me laugh (after being pretty pissed for awhile) was the fact that they WRAPPED it and put a pretty bow on it and put it under the tree alongside the nice bottles of wine and various DVD players and whatnot. ...sheesh...I just can't believe they put a pretty bow on it. In fact, I think the bow was the best part of the present....other than my now sparkly clean kitchen implements. Sort of on the same note...my family didn't celebrate X-Mas while I was growing up (not Hanukkah either...actually, we really didn't celebrate anything but Thanksgiving). Anyhoo, not getting a gift sucks, but you get used to it after awhile. But what really continues to suck is going to school after Christmas vacation and having to listen to your teacher ask everyone what they got for X-Mas. "...I got a bike and a puppy and a barbie doll...etc" and then the teacher gets to me and I say "Nothing" and he/she asks "Oh. Okay, what did you get for Hanukkah?" And again I have to say "Nothing". And then you get weird looks from the teacher and your classmates and everyone feels kind of sorry for you like you're abused or dirt-poor or something. Then you miss the first 10 minutes of recess because your teacher pulls you aside to ask you why you didn't get anything and if everything is okay at home, etc. Sigh. Ok, I'm ranting, but I think this might have caused some deep-rooted psychological scars and now I'm the epitome of Ebenezer Scrooge. Bah Humbug! Thanks for letting me get that off my chest __________________ We are ensnared by the wisdom of the serpent; we are freed by the foolishness of God. ---------------------- ...inside the museums infinity goes up on trial. Voices echo "this is what salvation must be like after a while"... Last edited by Naked Communist; 12-07-2005 at 11:25 PM..