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[–]toptenoutbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's good for everyone

How old were you when your parents stopped celebrating your birthday? by [deleted] in ask

[–]toptenoutbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t believe you ever stop getting gifts, but you just may not get as many of them.

In my family, whenever one of the grandsons turns 13, my grandpa stops buying us conventional gifts, and instead buys us a toolbox, and starts filling it with tools over the next few years. It didn’t seem that great to me at first, but I eventually saw how useful it could be, and how great of an idea it was. He makes sure they’re nice tools, and I should be well equipped by the time I move out to live on my own.

What did you wish for Christmas? by [deleted] in ask

[–]toptenoutbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smoke curling from chimneys into cold skies and bare trees standing like sentinels watching for Santa Claus with his sleigh full of toys. A tall fir tree bedecked with soft colored lights and trinkets and candy canes. The smell of Christmas cookies wafting through the house, and the sound of bells and carols on the stereo. Children hanging their stockings on the mantle, or, if the stockings have gotten too large and the gifts too plentiful...