29-12-14, 08:02 PM
I feel sorry for you poor buggers.
I'm 54, one of my kids is 24 and working in Thailand (they don't have "Christmas") and the other is 20 and he's into Warhammer stuff and "Magic, the Gathering", so is very easy to buy for - knows what he wants and it's not a lot. On top of that, my missus made it really easy for me when she got a Pandora bracelet for her 50th birthday - I just have to buy her a charm with a "meaning" to it for Xmas/birthday/Mother's Day etc. The story of what the charm commemorates is more important than the charm (thus year was a little Pompeii/Naples horn as a reminder of our romantic/dirty weekend away earlier in the year) and she's always very appreciative.
I asked for nothing and got pretty much that - except for a nice winter Jacket, some waterproof cycling gloves and a box of my favourite chocolates.
Absolute heaven - no excess, no hassle. I suppose we're lucky that we have most of the things we ever wanted in life, and our kids aren't overly greedy.
Oh and I nearly forgot, everyone knows I like cherry beers (and so does youngest son) so I got a few of those and am just going to share a couple with the kiddo now.
I'm 54, one of my kids is 24 and working in Thailand (they don't have "Christmas") and the other is 20 and he's into Warhammer stuff and "Magic, the Gathering", so is very easy to buy for - knows what he wants and it's not a lot. On top of that, my missus made it really easy for me when she got a Pandora bracelet for her 50th birthday - I just have to buy her a charm with a "meaning" to it for Xmas/birthday/Mother's Day etc. The story of what the charm commemorates is more important than the charm (thus year was a little Pompeii/Naples horn as a reminder of our romantic/dirty weekend away earlier in the year) and she's always very appreciative.
I asked for nothing and got pretty much that - except for a nice winter Jacket, some waterproof cycling gloves and a box of my favourite chocolates.
Absolute heaven - no excess, no hassle. I suppose we're lucky that we have most of the things we ever wanted in life, and our kids aren't overly greedy.
Oh and I nearly forgot, everyone knows I like cherry beers (and so does youngest son) so I got a few of those and am just going to share a couple with the kiddo now.