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Appropriate and inappropriate presents

Steven

...for Christmas, birthdays etc.

* Somebody bought me an organiser-type diary. A very kind and well-meant gesture but even the thought of getting organised frightens me, as the prospect is too overwhelming. This isn't a matter of choice or preference - I just cannot even be brave & capable in the face of such harmless things as the colour-coded sections of the organiser. I flounder and panic as soon as I even look at it. Still, the thought is very much appreciated by me.

* On the brighter side, I was bought some toy dogs and cats for recent birthdays! These are such a comfort to me, and their quiet company is wonderful. I would love to have a real pet but my memory's not reliable - I often get days confused or, apparently, miss time - so I'd always be worried about whether I'd fed them or not.

What appropriate or inappropriate gifts have you received?

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  • The big one for me when I used to engage in gift swapping was products containing milk from people who know I don't eat dairy. Do they think I'm going to treat myself to diarrhea for Christmas? That baffled me.

  • in reply to HP35

    Considering what a stressful and busy time the run-up to Christmas can be, perhaps it was just absent-mindedness on their part. Things like that have happened within my own family. For example, it was well-known within the family that dried fruit would make my dad violently sick, and that my mother had an overwhelming dislike of butter and cream (unless used in cooking). There would almost always be someone who would forget.

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  • in reply to HP35

    Considering what a stressful and busy time the run-up to Christmas can be, perhaps it was just absent-mindedness on their part. Things like that have happened within my own family. For example, it was well-known within the family that dried fruit would make my dad violently sick, and that my mother had an overwhelming dislike of butter and cream (unless used in cooking). There would almost always be someone who would forget.

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