Blog Prompt: What's the most peculiar gift you've ever received? Describe what happened when you opened it and your reaction.
I'm not sure this is so peculiar as disappointing. Back then I was disappointed but now I think I was so idealistic that I set myself up for disappointment. I was about 9 or 10 years old and all I wanted was a horse for Christmas. I prayed for one and even asked Santa Claus for one. For some reason I just KNEW that I was going to get a horse for Christmas because I believed in both God and Santa Claus. As a child, you don't think of zoning laws or real life reasoning so I told everyone that I was getting a horse for Christmas. Well, on Christmas morning, I rushed to the window to look outside in the snow. There tied up to the front railing was a Palomino horse (just like I asked for!). Unfortunately it was about 18 inches tall and made of plastic. My parents told me years later, that they wanted to get me a horse and didn't want to disappoint me but they couldn't afford one and our yard wouldn't hold a horse. At the time, I thought it was a cruel joke and was horribly disappointed. But in our family, you didn't act this way when you were given a gift, so I just smiled and thanked everyone. But I will remember that gift forever.
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Yes somehow the disappointment of a gift gone wrong is so much worse that not getting a gift at all.
Oh, that disappointment is heartbreaking...but you seem to be okay now ;)!!
isn't that the way it goes when you are little? My sister asked for a horse and my brother got her a can of alpo! I am glad you got over it :-)
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