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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 395409" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I'm really sorry this is a tough time for you.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/consoling.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":consoling:" title="consoling :consoling:" data-shortname=":consoling:" /> </p><p> </p><p>I really don't have anything that's greatly paining me during this season--I'm just not a holiday-ish sort of person and for some reason this year I'm dragging behind so it's stressing me more. Plus I was overly ambitious in cleaning last week and dug into too many places. Housekeeping ADD is NOT good the week before Christmas.</p><p> </p><p>My expectations for the holidays are so minimal that I've probably done my kids a disservice. If any of them marry into families with high expectations they're going to be navigating foreign waters. I did just encourage my frugal teen that it would be appropriate for him to buy a thoughtful but not pricey gift for his girlfriend. Just because I don't need gifts doesn't mean that's how it is in the rest of the world.</p><p> </p><p>What is helping me is to take my mind out of these four walls, and away from just us. Today I'm making a dinner for a new mom and this afternoon going to help decorate for a church event. Last week I shopped for a family in need along with my own kids. It's not going to fix anything that's wrong in my life but it is helping.</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there, and you can always vent here.</p><p> </p><p>So, what's the appropriate for a gift that a teen guy should get a girlfriend. Something not too expensive, and not too serious. I don't think she'd like the Star Trek DVD that's on my list. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bigsmile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigsmile:" title="big smile :bigsmile:" data-shortname=":bigsmile:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 395409, member: 701"] I'm really sorry this is a tough time for you.:consoling: I really don't have anything that's greatly paining me during this season--I'm just not a holiday-ish sort of person and for some reason this year I'm dragging behind so it's stressing me more. Plus I was overly ambitious in cleaning last week and dug into too many places. Housekeeping ADD is NOT good the week before Christmas. My expectations for the holidays are so minimal that I've probably done my kids a disservice. If any of them marry into families with high expectations they're going to be navigating foreign waters. I did just encourage my frugal teen that it would be appropriate for him to buy a thoughtful but not pricey gift for his girlfriend. Just because I don't need gifts doesn't mean that's how it is in the rest of the world. What is helping me is to take my mind out of these four walls, and away from just us. Today I'm making a dinner for a new mom and this afternoon going to help decorate for a church event. Last week I shopped for a family in need along with my own kids. It's not going to fix anything that's wrong in my life but it is helping. Hang in there, and you can always vent here. So, what's the appropriate for a gift that a teen guy should get a girlfriend. Something not too expensive, and not too serious. I don't think she'd like the Star Trek DVD that's on my list. :bigsmile: [/QUOTE]
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