Merry Christmas Wishes and Funny Stories

Very Sad - Christmas Story

I was 14 years old and my parents had been seperated up for a couple of weeks, but were trying to work things out. Well, Christmas day had came around and my dad asked me to go to breakfast with him, and ask my mom if she'd like to come.

So I did, and she came with us. We sat around eating and talking like a family that hadn't had any problems, and then we were all done eating. Suddenly it got quiet, and I figured it was time for us ALL to go home.

Instead my dad handed my mom a manilla envelope. She opened it, and to our suprise there were divorce papers inside, and he left. Nice chritmas present for us, huh?

I've hated christmas ever since, and I'm 21 with a 2-year old daughter. I can't ever imagine doing a thing like that to her or in front of her. Especially, not on what's supposed to be the best day of the year. I think that is one of the worst presents anyone could ever receive! Oh, he didn't even give me any other present, but that.

Dump Him!

My husband asked me this one particular year if he could by-pass giving me a present so that he could give his sister and his friend Marian a really nice present. I asked if we could include my mother in that, being that she helped us constantly. After he became enraged he agreed to her as well.

After I said "sure." He then promised me a really GREAT gift the next year, for being kind enough to sacrifice my Christmas. That was 1994. Last year , 7 years later, I finally received a gift from him for Christmas. It wasn't that spectacular. It was a two piece outfit, I got the top half. To make it worse, this was after I asked for it, and was told I was selfish for wanting a gift!

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

Aunty Freako

My aunt always gave the weirdest gifts. One year i got something called a buffet warmer, no instructions. But the one she gave out that was the creme de-la-creme gift was the time she gave my sister used underwear. Skid marked panties and stretched out bras. Believe me, that was one Christmas we never forgot nor let my sister forget.

The Grand Parents From Hell

The worst Christmas present I ever got was from my grandparents when I was about 7 years old. Needless to say I was by far not their favorite grandchild, just 1 of the ones that didn't really matter.

But my hopes were built up for something nice anyway. Well I got it alright. My uncle owned a junk store and they wrapped up an old piece of material and gave it to me. I had no idea what to do with that or why they would even think of giving a 7 year old something so stupid.

I guess it was just another way of letting me know that I really did not matter to them at all. After I opened it, I threw it away and I've never forgotten it.

They could have just said Merry Christmas and let it go at that. It would have hurt alot less.

Sweet 16

The worst present that I ever received was for my "sweet" 16th birthday.

I was very excited about this new milestone in my life. After the whole cake and candle thing, my mother went to get my birthday present, she returned with a blue, Rubbermaid garbage can on wheels topped off with a pink bow.

We had a long driveway, and she thought it would make my job of taking the trash to the curb easier!

Year's Supply Of Tampons

One year when I was about 12 or 13, I got to my last gift and shook it expectingly. I got exited and began opening it. It turns out it was a box of tampons and a few pads! So here I am sitting in front of my whole family - Dad, and my 17-year-old brother included - my face BRIGHT red, with a lap full of "feminine products".

And to make it worse, my sister asks, "Do you know what that is?" I was sooo mortified, I said yes, thanked her, and shoved them underneath my pile. I couldn't face my brother for the rest of the night.

Dysfunctional Family

The worst present I am writing about wasn't one bought for me. It was one bought for my two sons, by my ex-boyfriend's parents.

He and I had lived together for almost a year, and his parents had known my kids for that long. He also had 3 of his own kids. Two of them lived with us, and I took care of them, basically without any of his help.

When Christmas day came, I had his entire family at my house and did ALL the cooking, etc. by myself. When it came time to open the presents - and his parents had brought alot of presents with them - we passed them out and there was only one present for my two oldest boys. It had both their names on the tag. I was already shocked, but figured it was something nice.

When it was their turn to open it, it was a $5.00 Yahtzee game for both of them! Now I know its the thought that counts, but when his kids opened their presents from his parents, they had bought them approx. $75.00 worth of stuff EACH. My kids were only around 9 and 10 years old, so this hurt them very much, since they didn't understand it at all.

But hey, it beat what they got my youngest son: NOTHING. Needless to say, my boyfriend and I had a MAJOR fight after all the guests had left!

Colored Condoms

The most embarrasing present I ever got was from my girlfriend, when I was about 16.

She bought me an absolutely HUGE packet of varying flavored condoms (chocolate, strawberry, vanilla... the lot!) for her pleasure. She forgot to realise that I would have to open my present in front of the whole family which on christmas day included my parents, both sets of grandparents, 3 cousins, uncles, aunts and my 2 stupid little sisters who just couldn't stop giggling for the rest of the entire christmas day.

Big Jerk

After being hospitalized over a month and six weeks recovery money was tight, so I "borrowed" $50.00 from my then boyfriend to meet my rent.

The "GIFT" was a receipt for the $50.00, and the sad part is he didn't see anything wrong with it. Gee, guess where his priorties were. Needeless to say he's on his 3rd marriage.

The Gift That Keeps On Giving

I have recieved some pretty awful presents in my lifetime, but the worst one I gave to others. I was just learning how to home can fruits and vegetables and was getting pretty good at it.

So, for Christmas I decided to make my famous potato soup and give it away as Christmas presents.

I didn't realize that the sour cream would spoil even in the sealed jars without refridgeration, until some of the recipients had called me to say that they had gotten sick from it.