tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post8611177120766352013..comments2023-07-20T08:35:44.681-07:00Comments on A person named Eunice: Bah, HumbugDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390374931911258822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-38914065244614320002006-11-29T21:40:00.000-08:002006-11-29T21:40:00.000-08:00I love gift giving, but only when not obligated. M...I love gift giving, but only when not obligated. My roommates and I used to give gift wishes, like you suggest. It was a tradition one of them had learned somewhere in Africa. The one I remember most, a birthday present--really, is it any different than if I had actually been granted the real thing?--was a giant bowl of fresh raspberries. I was born the end of January.Johanna Buchert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556581430837179922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-17387621902474835282006-11-29T11:58:00.000-08:002006-11-29T11:58:00.000-08:00Genius.
I LOVE your idea. I enjoy giving gifts, ...Genius.<br /><br />I LOVE your idea. I enjoy giving gifts, but I don't usually like group exchanges--too much pressure. I have my own gift-related hang-ups. I usually get a nasty case of buyer's remorse, and when I don't get buyer's remorse, I suffer last minute panic that whatever I have chosen is not enough. Why do we do this to ourselves? I realize that I am trying deperately to avoid disappointing someone and also that I like to be well-thought of. However, is a less-than-perfect gift really going to injure anyone? Perhaps there's a 12-step program out there for us. <br />My other fear, I am ashamed to admit, is that perhaps I have been too critical of others in the past and I now fear the same scrutiny. Even this should not really matter, though. Anyone who is ungrateful and petty enough to look poorly on a gift doesn't deserve it.<br />So, just for fun,. I'm going to think about what I would give YOU if money were no object and I'll write it in your Christmas card.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com