What do you want?
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- timeless
So when my parents/wife/in-laws/brothers ask me what I want for Christmas all I can think of is time. Planned/scheduled/uninterrupted time with them.
I can't really think of anything I want. A weekend by myself?
Anyone else feel the same way? Or have anything useful that doesn't have a physical presence that comes along with it being a present? I'm so sick of "stuff"
- pango0
pizza?
- detritus0
I'm going to angle for a Rotring automatic pencil, but beyond that, I really don't give a fuck.
A rest.
- ********0
- pango0
ask for a BJ? :/
- georgesIII0
I second pango's suggestion,
ask for a BJ, mate,
btw, how hot is the mom in law?
- mg330
I've wanted to suggest to my parents for years that we just all donate to a charity instead of buying gifts. There's way too much attention paid to buying people things they don't need. I'm glad we have a baby on the way so I can say "buy stuff for her" and they will easily do that.
- section_0140
I've never understood giving holiday gifts to adults. Especially family members and close friends. Here's that thing you told me to buy you in exchange for something that I told you to buy me. I only cave into it all when I have a girlfriend to buy for. Still, it's the same thing.
I love buying stuff for nieces, nephews, and friend's kids though.
- BrokenHD1
Ask for a nice tent and sleeping bag, and then go camping solo the next weekend. Done.
- ********0
I'm with you. There isn't anything I want other than good times with good people. Presents really should stop when you get into adulthood.
Not that I agree with it for children either but there's no telling parents that.
- Not that I've tried.********
- the whole idea of asking/telling a parent what we wanted for christmas was frowned upon in my familymonospaced
- and the adults in our family really don't get gifts anymoremonospaced
- 'A' Wee gift each, between family members, is a lovesome thing, i don't care how childish it is.detritus
- I agree********
- agreed... we get a little something too, just not like the kids domonospaced
- Not that I've tried.
- pressplay0
I tried to convince my family that – instead of buying gifts – we invest a little more and all go rent a vacation home in some nice place and spend the holidays there to avoid the christmas routine.
I imagined a house on the baltic sea with a pool and a sauna and shit. Me hanging around the fireplace watching the kids play on the beach. Hasn’t worked so far.
- pango0
I like gifting people I care about. Just never on Christmas. If you want Christmas gift from me your out of luck.
- iCanHazQBN0
I always ask people what they want. I think it's polite.
Other Person: Hey CanHaz.
iCanHazQBN: What do you want?
Other Person: Nothing, nevermind.
- Fax_Benson0
I've currently got adult family members bugging me to provide a list of things I want. They will be genuinely pissy if I don't provide it. It's ridiculous.
- iCanHazQBN0
Ask for a Fleshlight, and when they hand you a flashlight on Christmas morning you erupt in a rage shouting "NO!! I WANTED A FUCKING FLESHLIGHT, A FLESH--LIGHT! IT'S A PORTABLE RUBBER VAGINA I CAN STICK MY DICK IN! FUCK YOU, GRANDMA, YOU DEAF IDIOT!" Then throw the flashlight as hard as you can at the Christmas tree and storm out of the house.
That'll teach 'em to ever ask you for a wish list again.
- shellie1
My family suddenly stopped exchanging gifts the first Christmas after my dad passed. We never started again. It's much easier when it's a family wide thing. But I've also had some of the most fulfilling Christmases since then. Also -- a hell of a lot less stressful from Thanksgiving through the New Year.
- ********0
- not a burden at all - someone else's expectation of me - should I say nothing? or don't get me anything this year?timeless