A 'same-gift' Christmas.Dear editor, Why not try a "same gift" Christmas? That is, giving everyone on your list the same thing. Giving every family a Scrabble Scrabble Game in which two to four players compete in forming words with lettered wooden tiles on a 225-square board. Words spelled out by letters on the tiles interlock like words in a crossword puzzle. Words are scored by adding up the point values of their letters. game on a turntable A playback machine for vinyl phonograph records, which were a major music distribution medium throughout the 20th century. The turntable contains a rotating platter to hold and spin the disc and an arm that holds a cartridge and needle (stylus). , for example, or a nice felt tip pen, a box of dried cherries, a pair of wool socks, a new book or a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . It is a way of saying that everyone is equally special, equally included. And it can take away a lot of stress. When our children were working college students, they requested that we not exchange gifts. I resisted, but finally realized that it was important to them. They did not have much money or time, and they needed to feel independent enough to reciprocate re·cip·ro·cate v. re·cip·ro·cat·ed, re·cip·ro·cat·ing, re·cip·ro·cates v.tr. 1. To give or take mutually; interchange. 2. To show, feel, or give in response or return. v. in gift exchanges. Previously, they had been very generous gift-givers with hard-earned money. Finally, I gave in. We had a great Christmas. Because we were not defining Christmas by the gift-giving session, we consciously spent the whole day together. Because this was their idea, the young adults focused on making the time special. We sang, played games, shared readings, and watched a movie together. The young adults, male and female, also participated by contributing food to the Christmas dinner Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Day. It is often seen as the main event of the day for which the family all gathers and eats together. . Again, I had to let go and allow this. Since then, we have skipped gift-giving for several Christmases. Deborah Tarter Delta, B.C. |
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