Shoddy PresentsI have an aunt who for many years would send me the same christmas present every year. A Biro. Each year I wrote inevitable "Thankyou so much for the Biro. I am using it to write this letter" letter, each year a new one arrived.
Tell us all about the rubbish that has been foisted upon you over the years.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Sep 2004, 10:14)
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PiercingMy story doesn't just involve me getting a gift that needed to be tossed out. It involved something that is still affecting me today.
When I turned eight, I wanted a doll. I really liked dolls. All my friends had dolls. I wanted a doll!
My birthday rolled around. I recieved no doll. I didn't even get some other toy. Instead, I was told "Surprise! You're getting your ears pierced!"
My mom took me to the mall, where my ears were pierced. The stupid piercer put the studs in off-centre. It ALSO turns out I have severe metal allergies, and I can only wear really high quality gold (not being snobby. Any other metal makes my earlobes swell and the skin cracks. It's gross.) My ears are still messed up twelve years later.
Happy birthday to me.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2004, 7:38, Reply)
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