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Re: Pet peeves

[(Anonymous)]

At Christmas, everyone over 18 in my family picks names out of a hat for the next year. There's less thoughtfulness and generosity and more "here next year's gift assignment!" And if you get that second cousin you only see on holidays, you probably get them a gift card. It's really not that different.

Re: Pet peeves

[(Anonymous)]

Family set-ups really vary and this comparison only works for some. For instance, I expect my step-grandma to give me something out of a list I've sent her for this purpose, whereas I don't expect my writer to necessarily write something for my prompts.

Re: Pet peeves

[(Anonymous)]

+0.5

I'm not close with my family so it's really just obligational gift giving, even more so than yuletide is honestly, but the analogy is still broken with some people.