The Xmas that almost wasn't

[fixnwrtr]

Every year Mom says she doesn't want a gift and every year my siblings and I go together to get her a gift. Last year it was the entire Forever Knight collection and this year it was Tour of Duty. Mom called yesterday to wish me a merry Christmas and say thank you for the gift. I reminded her that she didn't want the gift and would have to give it

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[ladycelia]

God, I'd have been sick to my stomach the entire three weeks. I'm very glad that your mother did not follow through on her threat.

[wild_heart]

This needs to be published somewhere. What a fantastic story!

I used to search out my gifts. One year, I was particularly successful and found all of them, even going so far as to open paper to peer underneath. It made xmas morning a seriously anti-climactic moment and not only did I stop searching for gifts beforehand, but I gave up on having curiosity over wrapped packages.

Yes, I can leave a gift addressed to me unopened for months if need be. Personally, I've never forgotten that incredible realization that all I did was cheat myself out of the pleasure of discovery at its appropriate time.

[fixnwrtr]

I still like to shake wrapped packages and guess what's inside, but there aren't many packages to shake and guess since I live alone. I am better about giving gifts now. I can actually wait until the appointed day to give them and not give them as soon as I get them.