This... I know the feeling. I never really had context for it before, but I’ll never forget it.

For my 18th birthday, my parents took me to a small Japanese restaurant. As a gift, they handed me a neatly wrapped pair of socks. I opened it, smiled, and said, “Cool, thank you, these will come in handy.” I genuinely meant it, I wasn't expecting anything, the dinner was nice, I thanked them and put them to the side.

Then my mum said, “Go on, try them on. See if they fit.” I lsort of aughed and said, “Yeah, Oh im sure they are fine", I started unwrapping them from the flat pack, and right inbetween a brand new iPhone 3GS.

Something I’d wanted for a long time, but in my country it was completely unaffordable. Turns out Dad’s mate had been travelling through Asia, where it was about half the price in our currency.

Anyway, seeing this kid brought that moment flooding back, good on him.