Dec. 24th, 2001 07:58 pm
Conflicted is the word to describe me
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johnstonmrI'm really not happy.
Mike didn't get me a thing for Christmas, even after he'd discovered I got him something, spending money I really shouldn't have because I don't feel right just letting the holiday go completely.
His stated reason is that money is tight. Now, this would be understandable if not for the fact that he just this past week spent about $50 on a video game for himself.
How much can I mean to him if he buys himself a videogame (one I might add he knew I wanted to get for him) and doesn't even give me a goddamned less-than-ten-bucks book?
Yeah, I know it's not about what you get, and I knew he probably hadn't gotten me anything cool, and I knew it was possible he didn't get me anything at all. But it kind of blows his reason for skipping the gift-giving when he does this.
UPDATE:
Mike and I talked about this on Christmas morning, and he had the grace to be embarrassed and conciliatory about it. He needs to be on good behavior for awhile and he knows it.
Christmas with the family was nice, except for the part about the yearly yelling match. Ye gods, Isabel the Christmas Nazi has nothing on my family. (Roswell reference, folks. Move along. Nothing to see.)
Gifts from family were appropriate and nice, except for one -- the threepack DVDs of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Return of the King (the terribly bad Ralph Bakshi versions), which my aunt discovered I hated on Christmas Eve when she asked "Wasn't there an animated version?" while we were discussing the new film.
"Yes," said I, amid much histrionic shuddering, "and it was terrible and awful and Bakshi ought to be shot for perpetrating that monstrosity on innocent children and adults who loved the books. I wish I'd never seen them."
"Oh," she replied, "Well, you're going to hate your big present." Blair spoke up: "Mom, I TOLD you he wouldn't like it!"
She's really ok with it, and told me where to return it to get something more to my tastes.
Mike didn't get me a thing for Christmas, even after he'd discovered I got him something, spending money I really shouldn't have because I don't feel right just letting the holiday go completely.
His stated reason is that money is tight. Now, this would be understandable if not for the fact that he just this past week spent about $50 on a video game for himself.
How much can I mean to him if he buys himself a videogame (one I might add he knew I wanted to get for him) and doesn't even give me a goddamned less-than-ten-bucks book?
Yeah, I know it's not about what you get, and I knew he probably hadn't gotten me anything cool, and I knew it was possible he didn't get me anything at all. But it kind of blows his reason for skipping the gift-giving when he does this.
UPDATE:
Mike and I talked about this on Christmas morning, and he had the grace to be embarrassed and conciliatory about it. He needs to be on good behavior for awhile and he knows it.
Christmas with the family was nice, except for the part about the yearly yelling match. Ye gods, Isabel the Christmas Nazi has nothing on my family. (Roswell reference, folks. Move along. Nothing to see.)
Gifts from family were appropriate and nice, except for one -- the threepack DVDs of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Return of the King (the terribly bad Ralph Bakshi versions), which my aunt discovered I hated on Christmas Eve when she asked "Wasn't there an animated version?" while we were discussing the new film.
"Yes," said I, amid much histrionic shuddering, "and it was terrible and awful and Bakshi ought to be shot for perpetrating that monstrosity on innocent children and adults who loved the books. I wish I'd never seen them."
"Oh," she replied, "Well, you're going to hate your big present." Blair spoke up: "Mom, I TOLD you he wouldn't like it!"
She's really ok with it, and told me where to return it to get something more to my tastes.
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Oh and, I have presents I need to give you and Mike(unless you'd prefer we gave him a lump of coal. ;) )