So we all have probably experienced pretending like we like a gift that we actually do not like. For me it happens with the same family members every year. An aunt or uncle will buy you an odd looking scarf or bracelet and you say "aww i love it!". You ask yourself why on Earth they would buy such a hideous thing, even if they were buying it for someone else. Then you get offended because they think it suits you, and if its ugly, what are they trying to say? My mom and dad will look at me with that "MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU LIKE IT!" look, and that is that. I now have another thing to sit in my room for another year without seeing the light of day. The older I got I had realized the reasoning for receiving ugly gifts, or the reason why they buy us them. It's all because we didn't answer their question. Remember about a month before Christmas day they asked you that awkward question, "What do you want for Christmas?" and you have no idea how to answer it and you get all shy and say "nothing" or that they don't have to get you anything. Just say gift cards. Make it easy for them. They'll buy you a gift regardless so it is better you give them an idea of something you'll use so they don't waste their money. Now that I buy gifts for my family I know how hard it is to shop for other people. One year you want a thousand things, the next you have no idea what to ask for because you really don't need anything. That's another thing, none of us really need anything, but Santa will come anyway, at least if you have younger siblings right now. Santa still comes to my house. Think of what you use a lot, and might be running low on, or something you loved that you lost, or something that ripped or broke, or think of something you've wanted for a very long time, think of things you'll use.
I typically ask for fuzzy socks.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Christmas and Bad Presents
So we all have probably experienced pretending like we like a gift that we actually do not like. For me it happens with the same family members every year. An aunt or uncle will buy you an odd looking scarf or bracelet and you say "aww i love it!". You ask yourself why on Earth they would buy such a hideous thing, even if they were buying it for someone else. Then you get offended because they think it suits you, and if its ugly, what are they trying to say? My mom and dad will look at me with that "MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU LIKE IT!" look, and that is that. I now have another thing to sit in my room for another year without seeing the light of day. The older I got I had realized the reasoning for receiving ugly gifts, or the reason why they buy us them. It's all because we didn't answer their question. Remember about a month before Christmas day they asked you that awkward question, "What do you want for Christmas?" and you have no idea how to answer it and you get all shy and say "nothing" or that they don't have to get you anything. Just say gift cards. Make it easy for them. They'll buy you a gift regardless so it is better you give them an idea of something you'll use so they don't waste their money. Now that I buy gifts for my family I know how hard it is to shop for other people. One year you want a thousand things, the next you have no idea what to ask for because you really don't need anything. That's another thing, none of us really need anything, but Santa will come anyway, at least if you have younger siblings right now. Santa still comes to my house. Think of what you use a lot, and might be running low on, or something you loved that you lost, or something that ripped or broke, or think of something you've wanted for a very long time, think of things you'll use.
I typically ask for fuzzy socks.
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This is actually pretty helpful. I don't know what to ask for from "Santa" for Christmas yet! I don't really need anything but I really do want everything ! Lol. Maybe I'll figure it out soon enough! Good job.
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