Last year for Christmas, I bought several things for Mr W that he never played with. Never. Once they were unwrapped and out of the box (and hence unreturnable), he never touched them again. This is sort of a recurring theme; I don't see myself as a good gift-picker-outer.
In addition, I am conflicted about how to go about gift giving for him. I'm OK with spending the money, it's the choice of gifts that has me a bit flummoxed.
In conservation biology, there is something called the "SLOSS debate", which deals whether a rare species is protected better by existing in a Single Large Or Several Small preserves. I see an analogy to my gift giving this year. Should I get the one big kahuna of a gift that I know will be a big hit, or get several smaller items so that there's more than 2 things to open on Christmas morning?
Well, I did finally get off the fence yesterday, and got him a video game player. He'll love it, and I'll get my computer back :-)
It makes me feel better, in giving what I think is a big ticket item (although at Best Buy yesterday, no one else seemed to think so...) to also involve Mr W in making some donations to worthy causes. Here's my list:
1. Our local food bank. The long lines that are there when I drop my dog off at dog school across the street aren't getting any shorter.
2. Heifer International. Easy for kids to get behind this one.
I figured one local and one international charity would make sense and set a good example for the kid.
Good calls on all fronts!
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you in an email what my son wants.