The question of gift giving has come up a number of times in recent days and it’s has me thinking.
The whole idea behind gift giving on Christmas Day is really not based on any scientific or religious significance but a simple way of gouging parents to buy something expensive and plastic which will simply be collecting dust in back of the closest three months later.
I love Christmas.
I love the lights, the spirit and the fact I have can booze in the middle of the day (or early morning) without any judgement.
I am 30 years old. My family haven’t done gift giving in many, many years after the debacle of 2005 where I was given Kath and Kim DVDs (I don’t watch the show) water bed conditioner, a roll of lollies, and fifty bucks. Awesome!!
After that incident, gift giving came to an immediate halt.
I have a great paying and secured job (for now) and it affords me the luxury of buying things that I want. I don’t have to wait entire year to get something that I want, I can wander out to the shopping centres and the online world, and buy whatever I want.
So is Christmas gift giving still relevant after you turn 30 and don’t have any children? I have an 18 month niece and will gladly buy her something but do I need to get anything?
I am still in the undecided box of the survey.
The subject came up during a conversation with my boyfriend and with colleagues today at work – one was unfavourable towards gift giving and had really good reasons, the other was for and had good reasons too.
I shouldn’t have to have a day to give a gift when I can give you something anytime of the year
It’s not about a present but giving something to someone you love
That was two reasons I heard, and two very good ones.
Meh! I don’t know.
I am staying in the undecided box for a little while longer.
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