Christmas wishes that you will not be getting this year - Page 3

xoxoxoBruce · 12-24-2009, 07:31 PM

That's a new one on me, I just emailed that link to a bunch of Jews. I'll be interested in the response.

Jaydaan · 12-25-2009, 12:05 AM

All 4 of my kids, and my Grand-daughter here for Christmas... Instead I got pictures, and my 14 yr old..... Thats ok... but one day I wish I had them all together.

wolf · 12-25-2009, 11:15 AM

At risk of tearing everybody up as much as I am ... more time with momwolf.

I think it's probably a pretty common Christmas wish for those with recently passed loved ones.

Even loved ones who annoyed the snot out of us at times.

This morning I woke up for the first time in (I won't say quite how many) years, and didn't smell bacon frying and hear pyrex clanking as the cheese strata was being readied for the oven (okay, I'm lying. The only clank would be the pyrex hitting the oven, you have to make the strata a day ahead and let it rest quietly in the fridge overnight, but I'm trying to build atmosphere here, people!).

I opened my Star Trek Ornament ... purchased just a few days before momwolf's passing ... she got me one every year. Some years I negotiated her up to include the Star Wars one too ... especially that year that Darth Vader was facing Luke off in the final battle in Empire. You pushed a button and James Earl Jones said "Luke, I am your Father." How can you pass that up, even if you were only supposed to buy one ornament?

limey · 12-26-2009, 04:21 AM

Oh Wolf! I was avoiding all the family stuff and can't think of anything else that matters to go in this thread.

Pie · 12-26-2009, 06:14 PM

I asked for strength and life gave me difficulties to make me strong
I asked for wisdom and life gave me problems to solve
I asked for prosperity and life gave me a brain and brawn to work
I asked for courage and life gave me dangers to overcome
I asked for love and life gave me people to help
I asked for favors and life gave me opportunities
I received nothing I wanted
I received everything I needed.

TheMercenary · 12-28-2009, 09:46 AM

A sock puppet.

Queen of the Ryche · 12-28-2009, 01:16 PM

Amen, Pie and Wolf. Although this was by far the best adult Christmas I can remember, it would have been a lot better with mt dad around

Cloud · 12-28-2009, 09:41 PM

gifts.

Besides the gift from my boss, I got one gift from my family. One. and I spend thousands of dollars every year on gifts for my kids and grandkids.

I'm not really sure how to feel about it. Truthfully, I love being generous at Christmastime; love spending time, thought, and yes, money, choosing the right gifts for my loved ones. And yes, I know my daughters are poor--I just keep expecting somehow that someday, the tide will turn, and they will have the money to shower me with gifts, instead of the other way around. I know in my heart that it's unrealistic, but something in me dies a little when I get one gift when everyone else has spent hours opening a multitude. When I hear people ask or talk about "what did you get for Christmas" it just makes me think they're kids, not adults.

monster · 12-28-2009, 10:23 PM

Just make them one gift each next year

Cloud · 12-28-2009, 10:28 PM

every year I swear to myself it'll be different; and every year I overgive.

classicman · 12-28-2009, 10:30 PM

. . . or better yet - get them all ONE group gift and then let them figure it all out.

capnhowdy · 12-29-2009, 05:52 AM

We (my mom, dad, bros and sister) quit gifting years ago and it greatly improved our gatherings. We enjoy the fellowship a lot more without the pressure and financial burden. Everybody buys gifts for their own spouses and kids and that's it. My baby Bro is ALWAYS having money problems and I've actually seen him make up bullshit excuses and not even show up as a result of gifting embarrassment. Now he shows up happy every year!

DanaC · 12-29-2009, 06:03 AM

We generally go a little mad with each other at Christmas; but there have been times when one or more of us is struggling financially. At those times, the gifts we give are small and cheap. I have, before now, turned up with a bottle of wine for my SiL and a 4-pack of beer for my Bro. One year we set a limit of £5 for gifts (apart from for the girls). Another year we set a make-it-yourself theme and I gave everybody home made flapjacks and fudge. On another occasion I literally had no money and turned up with a promise of gifts in January. It was fine.

@cloud: presumably your BD's are caught up in baby-stuff right now; but I can't help thinking they could each have got you a little something. Even if it was just a silly little stocking filler. or a framed photo of babes.

skysidhe · 12-29-2009, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

every year I swear to myself it'll be different; and every year I overgive.

Although I like Cap'in Howdy's suggestion a couple of years ago I started a gift exchange because we have too many family members and like cap'in said it was a burden to some.

So this is the game.

Everyone brings one gift unmarked. Everyone puts there gifts down then eat visit and then when ready gather in a circle then choose one person to start. They open the gift then the next person in line can choose a gift. They can keep it or swap it with another person. This goes on until everyone has the gift they want.

It's a whole lot of fun and of course separate private gifts can be given to the moms,dads and kids and maybe a duplicate hidden away in case you think on gift two people might want.Everyone ends up with what they want and it is a load of fun.

We did not do it this year opting to have a nice pie social with my mother just us girls. She got a wool coat from me and a memory foam mattress from my sister and something from her grand kids.

jujuwwhite · 12-29-2009, 06:59 AM

I have a large family on my mom's side with 6 uncles and aunts along with all their children and grandchildren so we too stopped giving each person gifts years ago. Now gifts are only given to the children under the age of 12 and are only small gifts. Several years ago we played the 'white elephant' game like sky's family and we had loads of great fun! We used a lot of 're-gifts' and gag gifts and just enjoyed the laughter and competition of the game!

12-24-2009, 07:31 PM	#31
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's a new one on me, I just emailed that link to a bunch of Jews. I'll be interested in the response. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-25-2009, 11:15 AM	#33
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	At risk of tearing everybody up as much as I am ... more time with momwolf. I think it's probably a pretty common Christmas wish for those with recently passed loved ones. Even loved ones who annoyed the snot out of us at times. This morning I woke up for the first time in (I won't say quite how many) years, and didn't smell bacon frying and hear pyrex clanking as the cheese strata was being readied for the oven (okay, I'm lying. The only clank would be the pyrex hitting the oven, you have to make the strata a day ahead and let it rest quietly in the fridge overnight, but I'm trying to build atmosphere here, people!). I opened my Star Trek Ornament ... purchased just a few days before momwolf's passing ... she got me one every year. Some years I negotiated her up to include the Star Wars one too ... especially that year that Darth Vader was facing Luke off in the final battle in Empire. You pushed a button and James Earl Jones said "Luke, I am your Father." How can you pass that up, even if you were only supposed to buy one ornament? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-26-2009, 04:21 AM	#34
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Oh Wolf! I was avoiding all the family stuff and can't think of anything else that matters to go in this thread. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

12-26-2009, 06:14 PM	#35
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I asked for strength and life gave me difficulties to make me strong I asked for wisdom and life gave me problems to solve I asked for prosperity and life gave me a brain and brawn to work I asked for courage and life gave me dangers to overcome I asked for love and life gave me people to help I asked for favors and life gave me opportunities I received nothing I wanted I received everything I needed. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-28-2009, 09:46 AM	#36
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	A sock puppet. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-25-2009, 12:05 AM	#32
Jaydaan Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vernon, BC, Canada Posts: 378	All 4 of my kids, and my Grand-daughter here for Christmas... Instead I got pictures, and my 14 yr old..... Thats ok... but one day I wish I had them all together.

12-28-2009, 01:16 PM	#37
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Amen, Pie and Wolf. Although this was by far the best adult Christmas I can remember, it would have been a lot better with mt dad around __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

12-28-2009, 09:41 PM	#38
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	gifts. Besides the gift from my boss, I got one gift from my family. One. and I spend thousands of dollars every year on gifts for my kids and grandkids. I'm not really sure how to feel about it. Truthfully, I love being generous at Christmastime; love spending time, thought, and yes, money, choosing the right gifts for my loved ones. And yes, I know my daughters are poor--I just keep expecting somehow that someday, the tide will turn, and they will have the money to shower me with gifts, instead of the other way around. I know in my heart that it's unrealistic, but something in me dies a little when I get one gift when everyone else has spent hours opening a multitude. When I hear people ask or talk about "what did you get for Christmas" it just makes me think they're kids, not adults. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-28-2009, 10:23 PM	#39
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Just make them one gift each next year __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-28-2009, 10:28 PM	#40
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	every year I swear to myself it'll be different; and every year I overgive. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-28-2009, 10:30 PM	#41
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	. . . or better yet - get them all ONE group gift and then let them figure it all out. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-29-2009, 05:52 AM	#42
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	We (my mom, dad, bros and sister) quit gifting years ago and it greatly improved our gatherings. We enjoy the fellowship a lot more without the pressure and financial burden. Everybody buys gifts for their own spouses and kids and that's it. My baby Bro is ALWAYS having money problems and I've actually seen him make up bullshit excuses and not even show up as a result of gifting embarrassment. Now he shows up happy every year! __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-29-2009, 06:59 AM	#45
jujuwwhite Capnhowdy's #1 smasher Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rentz, GA Posts: 339	I have a large family on my mom's side with 6 uncles and aunts along with all their children and grandchildren so we too stopped giving each person gifts years ago. Now gifts are only given to the children under the age of 12 and are only small gifts. Several years ago we played the 'white elephant' game like sky's family and we had loads of great fun! We used a lot of 're-gifts' and gag gifts and just enjoyed the laughter and competition of the game! __________________ I don't suffer from insanity...i enjoy every moment of it.

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