OMG!!! I'm an idiot!! I forgot it was Christmas!!! I gotta get to the mall!! When a woman, especially your SO tells you " You don't have to get me anything this year, we'll buy something fore the house instead." RUN!! Run, drive like Steve McQueen, get to a mall, a jewelery store, a travel agent..... any where that sells shit.....something.......ANYTHING!!!!
I have no idea why I thought it was ok not to get her anything. She went and did all the shopping for the kids and I told her over and over not to get me anything ( I really don't NEED anything and money is a little tight) and like I said, we agreed not to get for each other. STUPID -- STUPID -- STUPID !!!
Christmas morning as we all sat in front of the tree and passed out gifts a queezy feeling crept into my stomach and and slowly, like I was waking up from surgery a fog lifted and I was aware of my true surroundings. The panic came over me like a wave. A hot flash shot through my body and my mouth got dry. It was like somebody else was in control of my brain for the last two weeks and they just gave me the reigns back as I was careening toward the edge of a cliff with no chance of stopping in time!
So the next day as we were exchanging our daughters coat at Macy's, she picked one out. Ok, got the coat,....and scarf,.....and hat,.....and gloves. Then the stop at Best Buy to return duplicate movies cost me a $1200 TV for the bedroom (which originally WE were gonna buy, now I bought) then since it was too late to fix dinner at home we stopped in one of the pricier steak houses that we usually avoid. And if I am reading signs correctly now, I'm still expected to get her a surprise present. How about a new bicycle so we can still get around after the cars get repossessed!!
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