my mother asked me what I wanted for my 30th birthday.
"Excitement. Adventure. Rubies the size of pigeon's eggs." I answered.
My parents got me a lawnmower.
These days, my mom just starts accumulating things on our shopping trips year-round, and wraps them up, either for my birthday or Christmas, and gives them to me on the appropriate day.
I've never stopped wishing for non-practical birthday gifts, but I stopped telling my parents.
This year, Dad was very excited about the early birthday present he picked out and purchased. In fact, he was so excited, he brought it over a full three weeks early.
It's a weed-whacker. With a bonus leaf blower.
Love you, Dad.
7 comments:
I work very hard to give you non-practical gifts :) I'll see if I can ramp it up a bit.
*l* You do VERY well at non-practical gifts, better than I do!
Can you ask your parents if they would like to adopt a 49 year old?
Mike, is that because you need a lawnmower?
I asked for real estate when I was 14. There was an acre at a freeway cloverleaf and I wanted it. Didn't get it.
I asked for a sewing machine. I got a television instead.
I asked for size 14 clothes. I got 12s instead.
Then I stopped asking.
LOL actually i do - but there is something about your parents that i absolutely love....
Becs, even when I don't ask, I get a leaf blower and a weed-whacker.
Mike, I love them too, fortunately.
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