- Clothes- primarily socks (Nothing says Christmas like opening a present hoping for something awesome and seeing it’s just a pack of socks).
- Gift from relatives who can’t quite remember how old you are-
Boy: “Driving for Dummies” Driving Manual. (I’m 18 Grandma…)
Girl: One Direction Poster (Because you think the fact that I liked “Music” on Facebook means that I meant One Direction.) - Gift Card from distant relative that pretends to know you really well and thinks he/she is a really good gift giver. (A Snuggie! Yeah… I’ve always wanted a blanket with arms…)
- Christmas Sweater that would make Bill Cosby cringe.
- Electronics that take 34 AAA batteries to work (and you can only find 33 AAA batteries in your house).
- Fruitcake- why would you ruin cake with cement… I mean “fruit”?
- Money- Actually that’s not that bad, I can live with that.
- 25 pounds of Chocolate and Candy Canes (Don’t worry New Year’s is right around the corner so you can eat all of that in 6 days and then make “eating healthy and exercising” as a resolution!)
- A reminder that Christmas isn’t about the presents; it’s about the people and the thought they put into getting you a Christmas gift. Not everyone is a great gift giver but Christmas is about appreciating their effort to get you something really nice!
Merry Christmas Everyone!!!
-Allen Peele, Contributor