Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Gift giving is supposed to be such a joyful tradition, but I think it's more stressful than anything. You need to pick out something that the person will like, but it's a risk. But if you want to be safe, lotions and gift cards seem too impersonal.

And then what if you just want to give someone something small, but they end up giving you a crazy gift... pressure, pressure.

A gift is supposed to be freely given and happily received. We feel pressure not only because we expect to receive, but we expect to receive something in particular. And if we don't receive that something in particular, the "happily received" part isn't there, and the other person feels really bad...

Good thing I don't have a boyfriend. It's saving me a lot of stress, and prolonging the gray hairs. Birthdays, anniversaries, valentine's day, christmas, blah blah blah.

But if you are in need of stupid gag gifts....

Check this out

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