This is why we don't like Christmas, dammit:

[skywaterblue]

My dad got me a silver 't' necklace from Tiffany. This is actually a step up from usual, when he gets me cheap mexican silver.

I was all, 'aw... that's nice.' It's going back to Tiffany's tomorrow, though, because ... because, dammit, who the fuck knows me and gets me Tiffany's? Also because I never got around to pawning last year's jewelry and now I dunno where it went. Seriously. I was all, 'dammit, this should have gone to some daughter out there who would like this, like Elizabeth.'

I took one look at it and knew it was going back because even though it's probably the least annoying thing at Tiffany's he could have picked out, it's on the world's most thin silver chain. Breathing on it makes me afraid I'll break it.

My brother got a 50 dollar game card from Game Crazy, because I was there to help and convinced my dad not to buy a number of cheap shitty games, so my brother admits he got off better than I did.

Actual discussion:

My brother: (vaguely disappointed) I thought I was getting the Doctor Who Dalek Arc set.
Me: (uncomfortable) Well, I tried to point him that way, but ...
My brother: But at least I can pick out whatever. We can take the necklace back and get Daleks?
Me: True.

Later, my brother: You know what jewelry I would have helped him pick out and you woulda liked it?
Me: What?
My brother: A silver fobwatch with a T on it.
Me: OH YEAH, that would have been awesome. *sigh*

Comments

[caitrin.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm sorry. I actually made out pretty well this year. I have a few relatives who tend to give wrong stuff like that, but they were remarkably okay this time.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

It's his protest vote for the fact that his daughter is a dyke.

[caitrin.livejournal.com]

Oh. Ugh.

[littleowl.livejournal.com]

*hug*

Every year we get into a push-pull like that with certain folks who don't consider what we like (books, scifi DVDs, games, more books) to be 'good enough' for Christmas.

My autistic 6.5 year old got a collector's item, reproduction tin football game that's meant for kids 8 and up. It has a spinning drum that has printed instructions for the plays on it.

We don't even watch football and he can't read. Thankfully my dad managed to salvage that one by playing with him. But I feel a spate of eBay coming on.

Granted this was a gift from friends of a family member as opposed to actual family or direct friends. But still. They .know. he's autistic and has learning delays.

Otherwise it was a fun day with good food and good company and the kids had a blast.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

If it's considerate but just the wrong item, that's a different thing than people who just don't CARE. I don't know what my dad's deal is because like, I live with him?

[littleowl.livejournal.com]

Yeah when you posted about the 'pawned off a clock to get it' bit, my jaw kind of dropped.

Ouch. Just ouch. Not right.

[sio.livejournal.com]

if it's just the chain that bothers you, can't you get a thicker chain for it? i've become convinced that whoever manufactures whole necklaces have no idea of the average person's neck size or comfort. any time someone gets me a necklace, i ALWAYS have to switch it to a better chain because the chain that comes with is always crappy. :P except for one that had the chain attached so i just got an extender....but THAT one (gift from my TX friends Tanth and his wife Alspeth) had a decently solid chain on it...was just too short. :P

tho maybe you can exchange it for your bro's idea of a fobwatch if you really don't like it. if you think you might wear it, i say just go get a better chain ;)

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

I don't wear jewelry. Period.