Posted by Racer on December 11, 2007, at 16:19:06
In reply to Another quirky thing..I don't like gifts, posted by star008 on December 11, 2007, at 15:54:27
Nope, still not alone...
For me, I know my feelings get hurt by how little care people take in choosing gifts for me. Then I feel selfish for that, too!
One year, after Christmas, my mother sat and cried, because her sister gave her a gift that showed she cared enough to know something would appeal to her. I would like, just once, to open a package and feel that. Instead, I get emails asking for a Christmas gift list, and send it out with specifics -- even brand names and model numbers, if applicable -- and it never feels special. Sure, it's convenient that I finally have enough bobbins for my spinning wheel, but I could have bought them myself. I don't know if that makes sense or not.
And of course, I feel ungrateful and selfish for not feeling loved when I open those gifts...
But let's not talk about the person who gave my husband and me a joint gift of a $25 gift card to Target! We don't shop at Target... Talk about thoughtless... Let's see, the 5000 books in this place didn't suggest maybe a gift card to a bookstore, if that's the best you could come up with???
Sorry, it's that time of year, isn't it...
poster:Racer
thread:800177
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