Yup. That's right.
Call me Scrooge. I don't even care.
People decide this is the one time of the year they should be kind.
Now I'll think of the homeless.
Now I'll get my friend a gift.
Now I'll be religious.
Some is better than none? Whatever. They feel obligated.
A lot bothers me, but I'm having trouble with one in particular.
Gifts.
First off, this isn't a money complaining issue, but since I'm already on the topic, I'm a poor college student. I don't have enough freaking money to spend on people. Now that that's out of the way...
My problem is I don't know what to get people.
I don't like buying gift cards or all the cliche "I don't really know this person" gifts.
When I'm taking the time to be kind by giving, I go all out.
This ranges from making things from scratch, fitting inside jokes into things, photoshop, buying something hard to find, or dropping a couple paychecks for one person.
I can't go all out for everyone at once. It's just impossible.
I don't have the time, and I sure as hell don't have the money.
"Well then why don't you..." No.
No.
I don't half-ass kindness.
If my love is going into something, that person is going to know it.
Problem is that obligation thing comes back when dealing with gifts.
They get me something, but I don't get them anything.
I hate it.
I don't know if they expect something in return or if they just want me to have whatever it is.
I'm not greedy.
Gifts become projects.
I can't do 10 projects at once.
My brain would explode.
So this year, I'm not getting anyone anything.
Bought my brother a game after his breakup and told him it was an early Christmas thing.
That one doesn't count.
Aaaaaand I feel like a bad person for not getting gifts.
Obligation strikes again.
If I get someone a gift, it will be on my own time, when I want because I'm making and or buying it.
So I'm throwing those stupid obligations in the trash.
Deal with it.
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