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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Motivational calendar...

Thanks mom

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

My sister gifted me the third book of a fantasy trilogy series once.
I never read or got the first two books.

Also, when I was little, my grandma (who hated me with passion) bought me a pink bike just to piss me off, because she thought a boy wouldn't ever like that color. I rode that bike until I was too tall to use it and every time she saw me enjoying that thing she was furious. :)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago

Too small clothes so I'd be excited to go on a diet and lose weight... as an already very sick underweight teen with an eating disorder who wasn't a wize zero "but you'll get there"

Paulo Cohelo's garbage books to "help me with my constant depression that keeps bringing everyone down and you like books, no?"

Stuffed animal toy thay was first intended for a baby shower but the mom didn't want it so "why should it go to waste if you can have it as a birthday present"

Plastic surgery offering as a sweet sixteen present "so you can feel beautiful"

Professional acne treatment (Accutane) as a birthday present because "Oh you poor thing need it"

A used and stained old yellow blouse "because it will make you look happier" I hate yellow.

And the list goes on lol. That was growing up and it is one of the many reasons why I am no contact with all of those people.

Now as an independent adult in a stable loving relaionship surrounded by nice genuine friends, I actually get very thoughtful and beautiful gifts. Some expensive, some with no monetary cost.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago

Gift certificate to a tanning salon when I was a Goth kid.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago

One time my roommate gave me a welding starter set cuz he wanted to learn how to weld LOL.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

A goddamned bible. What the fuck am I going to do with that?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Just leave it in a random hotel room drawerβ€”seems to be where most of them end up eventually. /s

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

My mom's boyfriend got me this huge present that just fit under the tree, the gift was pretty heavy. I racked my brain trying to figure out what it was, had no idea. Got to be honest i was a little hyped up to open this thing, even though my opinion of the boyfriend was average

Christmas day I finally get to find out what it is. open the box and it was a Microwave; a second hand microwave. He had replaced his, wasn't even a good microwave (5 minutes to boil a cup of water) Mom already had a microwave and i was 14 years old.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago

A broken propeller toy wrapped in a ripped up plastic grocery bag.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

Rum flavoured spirit drink.. Twice.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago

A tri-fold wallet. It was a good wallet, and I appreciated the gesture. It's just that I HATE tri-fold wallets.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

A box of Mario fruit snacks when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

Mug from Hotspot, probably. It's actually pretty great though.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (3 children)

About 20 years ago

I went to my family Christmas with my then-partner. I got a Grinch onesie from my family

We then attended my partner's family Christmas where basically the entire living room was stuffed with presents for the kids (my partner and their siblings). My then-partner complained about how the siblings all got more $$ worth of presents. I pointed out that I got a pair of pjs for Christmas. The reply: "it's not about the dollar amount, it's just they got more than me" (paraphrased)

I hated that present. A fucking onesie? It was such a disappointing present, and for a long time I used it as an example for questions just like this

I kept it and wore it. Eventually I lost the bitterness and started to cherish it even. Which is why I still wear it regularly this time of year! It's quite warm.. plus, it has pockets!

Grinch tax:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

They say once you go Grinch you'll never go back.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

On the behalf of Lemmy. We appreciate you paying the Grinch tax.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

That's a cool onesie

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds really fucked up of me, but I once had a girlfriend gift me a painting she made for me. I could tell she really tried, took her time, spent money on it, and she chose a subject matter I really liked, but it was absolutely terrible. One of the worst paintings I've ever seen.

It put me in such a dilemma because she even framed it and was expecting me to hang it up at my place but I couldn't bear to hang it and see it 'decorating' my place. I thanked her a lot when she gave it to me but I would've preferred she had gotten me nothing instead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

No, I broke up with her about a month or so later and threw it away.

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