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Dec. 20th, 2005 11:54 pmMeme time!
What's the best Winter Holiday (Christmas, Hannukah, etc.) gift you've ever recieved?
Here's mine:
Strawberry Shortcake. Her first time around, in 1982. My dad had tried to start his own corporate training business right before the big 1981-82 recession hit. The business wasn't going well, and my brother and I knew it as only little kids can. Now, we both still believed in the Big Guy, but we worried, nonetheless.
I woke up Christmas morning to find Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry Muffin, Plum Pudding, and a bunch of accessories under the tree. I was ecstatic. I had wanted them so badly, and I played with them for years. I think they're up in my parents' closet yet.
But I think it's the fact that Santa found us in the new house, and Mom and Dad didn't seem to worry while we opened those presents. They didn't just give me plastic, fruit-scented dolls. They gave me an escape from the worries of every day. They gave Christmas fantasy, wonderment, and safety.
I have, in the past few months, learned from my Mom about the elaborate financial planning my parents did before opening Practical Technology, and that we were never actually strapped for cash, not even when the business went under and my dad was out of work for about a year. But what's important is that they made sure Jim and I got a couple of wishes come true when their own were spiraling down. Christmas '82: the gift that keeps on giving. :)
What's the best Winter Holiday (Christmas, Hannukah, etc.) gift you've ever recieved?
Here's mine:
Strawberry Shortcake. Her first time around, in 1982. My dad had tried to start his own corporate training business right before the big 1981-82 recession hit. The business wasn't going well, and my brother and I knew it as only little kids can. Now, we both still believed in the Big Guy, but we worried, nonetheless.
I woke up Christmas morning to find Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry Muffin, Plum Pudding, and a bunch of accessories under the tree. I was ecstatic. I had wanted them so badly, and I played with them for years. I think they're up in my parents' closet yet.
But I think it's the fact that Santa found us in the new house, and Mom and Dad didn't seem to worry while we opened those presents. They didn't just give me plastic, fruit-scented dolls. They gave me an escape from the worries of every day. They gave Christmas fantasy, wonderment, and safety.
I have, in the past few months, learned from my Mom about the elaborate financial planning my parents did before opening Practical Technology, and that we were never actually strapped for cash, not even when the business went under and my dad was out of work for about a year. But what's important is that they made sure Jim and I got a couple of wishes come true when their own were spiraling down. Christmas '82: the gift that keeps on giving. :)
