A s I got ready for the stock show Monday morning I found myself grateful for two gifts that I would’ve hated as a kid: a jacket and thick boots. The local weather is always courteous enough to drop about 40-60 degrees when the stock show arrives so the extra insulation was welcome.
It’s not that I hated clothes as a kid. I wore them most of the time. I was just the typical spoiled only child who saw money spent on practical gifts as money that could have been spent on toys or games.
I’m a little bit more mature now and I recognize that most of these ‘lame’ gifts that don’t provide instant gratification are the ones that mean and get used the most.
I had many great gifts on Christmas morning but the clothes, furniture and kitchenware will get used much more.
To all the spoiled kids bummed out that the coat you opened wasn’t a video game: getting a cold will get in the way of enjoying the games you did get.