tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post832176355632100989..comments2023-11-03T10:44:07.581-05:00Comments on The Accidental Mommy: TTT #4 Too True TuesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-49327238905952028052009-09-02T22:45:28.158-05:002009-09-02T22:45:28.158-05:00Oh ugh, I can only imagine how much apple stuff te...Oh ugh, I can only imagine how much apple stuff teachers must get. Yikes! <br />Yes, I think the gift as a piece of the person is odd, especially as adults. <br />However, when I extend myself with a gift to myself it all works out perfectly so go figure.The Accidental Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409271721074309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-12219169933126294162009-09-02T08:58:09.023-05:002009-09-02T08:58:09.023-05:00I think the gift as an extension of the giver is w...I think the gift as an extension of the giver is what makes all those APPLE "Best Teacher" gifts popular. I know they're heartfelt. I even bought one myself when I was in middle school for an amazing teacher.<br /><br />But, seriously--give me something consumable (like a gift card or some brownies or even a candle) that shows I'm a person AND a teacher.<br /><br />Fortunately my sister decorates her kitchen in an apple theme. ;>katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981791168464858869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-51540377653108887142009-09-02T07:22:22.775-05:002009-09-02T07:22:22.775-05:00Oh the pressure. I think I ran out of embarrassin...Oh the pressure. I think I ran out of embarrassing things that I'm willing to admit to! Still thinking. You know I like to procrastinate.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992203896914180674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-46432794889842832302009-09-01T12:42:39.996-05:002009-09-01T12:42:39.996-05:00My hubby and I have done this too. It just seems ...My hubby and I have done this too. It just seems easier. This drives some people nuts but we also ASK each other, what do you want? I mean nothing is crappier than getting something you have no use or desire to have and you have to act like you like it.obladi obladahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369698071576277433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-9922896482696358972009-09-01T12:05:27.270-05:002009-09-01T12:05:27.270-05:00Not bad. I never remember birthdays, anniversaries...Not bad. I never remember birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's etc. Christmas and Halloween and Thanksgiving and only because there is candy or food involved. I also don't do Thank You cards. I will thank you verbally and that should suffice. Drives the old people batty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-72513056126107952252009-09-01T11:33:18.545-05:002009-09-01T11:33:18.545-05:00My husband is actually a really good gift giver. ...My husband is actually a really good gift giver. He comes up with way better stuff than I could ever think of myself!<br /><br />But, unfortunately for him, it doesn't work in the reverse. I never know what to get him and I am often guilty of telling him to please buy something for himself.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992203896914180674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-53621147898786156522009-09-01T09:31:59.707-05:002009-09-01T09:31:59.707-05:00Just hoping day one in New School went smoothly. M...Just hoping day one in New School went smoothly. Match those socks! And tell us how G does.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981791168464858869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-73514719693884480292009-09-01T08:55:11.745-05:002009-09-01T08:55:11.745-05:00I make a very specific list, and everyone, and my ...I make a very specific list, and everyone, and my husband buys from this. We only settled into this routine within the past few years, and I think we are both hugely relieved by it! I even put things like "6 cans of chipotle peppers" and "get my ring cleaned" on the list because one of the biggest gifts I can recieve is the gift of time saved by not having to run around on little errands!BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11802465316673594087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-14451987420789206142009-09-01T07:03:34.872-05:002009-09-01T07:03:34.872-05:00Totally with you on this. I do it too. Everyone ...Totally with you on this. I do it too. Everyone is happier this way. ;-)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146320008307628429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484148947744118811.post-33681101047461730792009-09-01T06:01:26.631-05:002009-09-01T06:01:26.631-05:00"Extension of the giver" - yipes! That&..."Extension of the giver" - yipes! That's a scary thought. That concept must be for the married couples who sit side by side when they are at a booth in a restaurant...and I'm sure when they are in their pick-up, she sits in the middle, next to "her man". And when he gives her a new cowboy hat for her birthday, she wears it with pride.<br /><br />At some point along the way, it occurred to me that the money going for the gift was the same money I was attempting to "manage" as regards, groceries, medical bills, etc. Took the magic out of the whole gift thing, really.<br /><br />So, maybe the ideal gift is - my husband FINDS a $100 bill on the ground and GIVES IT TO ME! THAT is a GIFT!!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com