Northeast Gardening: What in the world were they thinking???!!!, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
My dad proudly gave my mother a washing machine one year. The following she gave him all the other things the HOUSE needed. He got it.

It wasn't ever about the money, always about the thought and care in which something was given. One year I gave my dad a stuffed Yogi Bear. He laughed so hard at my choice that I thought he was going to pee. It stayed on his nightstand until he died in 1981.

My favorite gifts are always the odd ones. I collect demented dolls. My husband gave me this one last year. I loved it far more than all the gorgeous other stuff he gave me. Ok, I loved the trip to Italy he gave me one year. He wrapped up a travel guide with the tickets inside.

But what was my Mom thinking the Christmas my brother came home from a second stint in Vietnam and Santa gave him one of those play ticking bombs? I was horrified. He pretended to think it was funny, but I think it was totally out of line. He still has it.