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Originally posted by Beach420 well said!!!I get so bitter when i see all those bratty little kids around christmas time who bitch and cry cuz they want soo00oo many toys. Ugh parents need to get the right message into their heads when their young........but on another note victoria secret has some pretty nice things out this winter

I do not want to make anybody feel guilty for wanting presents, because it is only natural.

The way I looked at things is, my family was very poor before, and now I look around my room/apartment, and it is FILLED with stuff I have wanted. Would more stuff really make my life any better? Nope. It would be nice, but it is not neccessary.

I must say, money would be nice this xmas, since its the first time I've been out on my own, but I think I should work for it.

Yeah, I just feel weird asking for things. If someone buys me something, cool, but I'm not telling anyone what I want.

If they really press, I'll tell them stores that I like, and if they feel the need and buy a gift card or something, so be it.

I'd rather just see my nephew and the rest of my family and give thanks that they're all healthy and safe for another Christmas.

I love my family but I still want a new iPod.

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You told me to look much farther. You told me to walk much more. You told me that music matters.

yeah of my top ten list only about 2 of those will in any likelyhood be purchased. I've dropped every extra cent of mine on V.S. stuff for my gf (its not as self serving as you think since she's living in Los Angeles now!) and a matching necklece and ring I know she had her eye on.
Gifts for the rest of my family have been bought gradually over the course of the year so they are all covered.
(most of my family does it this way, so the lists are usually only used to fill in)

One year my dad bought me a unicycle as a joke. It meant a lot regardless of how unpracticle it was so I spent the next 6 months learning how to get awesome at it.... it's now on my more useless and lesser known talents.

I always feel guilty getting stuff. But the way I see it is that I would feel even more guilty if they spent a bunch of money on something which I would never use. So that's why I oblige and send my mom an idea list now. Also I've lived away from home across the boarder since grade 9, so sometimes my parents don't really have the best clue to my living situation/wants/needs. It's a two way street and they help me out from time to time with them as well when I can't be close enough to know what they would really like.

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Originally posted by Lightshow i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses 2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses

*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip

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Originally posted by Irishaddict I love my family but I still want a new iPod.

+1

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GWARTQZ!!!!

CDJ 800.... buwhahahhaa

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Trance in my pants

My family and I were never really into gift giving. It's a time ofyear to be together, enjoy each other's company over a couple meals and whatnot.
What I want though, and probably get, a DVD player, and a PC upgrade.

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Originally posted by zokissima My family and I were never really into gift giving. It's a time ofyear to be together, enjoy each other's company over a couple meals and whatnot.

That's what it's like around my place now, and I appreciate it, and I've told my parents they don't need to buy me anything (well, my mom and my step dad... my dad OWES me money, or something - that's a long and confusing story for another time).
My family is especially more conscious of spending time together this year because a slew of bad things have happened, so we're all just trying to stay close... As a result of this, we're taking a holiday trip to Florida

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"Words are for those with promises to keep." -- W.H. Auden, Their Lonely Betters
"Ideology signifies the imaginary ways in which men experience the real world." -- Terry Eagleton (critic)

this year i just made a list of dvd's i'd like..

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jimmy alliance!

Money to pay off my visa.... i cannot wait to slap down that cash at the bank and then run home and jump on hottopic.com and start the whole mess over again for the new year!

Nikitha

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Take me home, in time you'll love me like one of your own..take me home.. with you.. no one on earth knows me like you do....

o.z. of something strong