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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:50 PM Original message |
Christmas gifts when you have almost no money |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. It probably gave him a sense of control over his life. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. really? spending $$$ you don't have gives a sense of control over yr life? |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Gee. I'm ever so thrilled to be corrected by |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I move to name it Godwin's law II |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-23-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #29 |
41. I'll just point out when people on the internets seem lacking in empathy. Human nature isn't always |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-23-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
42. Maybe he did have it to spend. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. many people are not doing presents, because of the economy |
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kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. I absolutely agree. . .we are not doing anything this year either |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm baking all my christmas gifts this year. |
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seeinfweggos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. nice framed photos are what my family is getting |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Good think to know that |
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seeinfweggos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. yep, i have never understood it |
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kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. haha..I'm not much of a cook. . . |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-23-09 03:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
39. I used to make homemade fudge. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. oh i just went thru this w. somebody |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. What's his problem? All The Wall Street CEOs Are Getting HUGE Gifts This Year! |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. I see nothing wrong with this guy doing this. |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. He has very little in the bank |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Your point is taken, but Americans also have to realize that people have the right |
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MarthaM (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. It's not just about the money... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. there's another way to handle it which worked for me |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Agreed. And if they're real friends, they'd never have judged him |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. many real friends would be delighted to give up the gift giving charade |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. A great, wise approach. |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. as a first-year teacher with 2 children (ages ago) - money was tight |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. my brother and his kids do this. then they ask to borrow. this has been decades |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
19. If he has the money, and wants to do it to make himself feel good for one more week, I don't see |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. Maybe the spirit of giving REALLY makes him feel good... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. no the spirit of giving makes him feel really obligated |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. I feel the same way about Christmas cards...the most |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-23-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
40. Such a cynic... |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. We read here on DU posts with words to the effect that the poster |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Those who sent $18 to the campaigns |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Seems like a burst bubble then, doesn't it. $18 down the tubes. nt |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. It is a lesson for the rest of your life. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. it isn't inconsistent, it's a completely different situation |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. exactly WHO is berating this guy? |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
33. I like giving more than receiving. That is what Christmas means to me. They |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
35. Objectively speaking, you're right and I agree. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-23-09 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
36. Is this the same friend who's rushing off to Afghanistan and recently got a DUI? |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-23-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. No it's just a regular guy. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-23-09 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
38. Unreccing b/c it's a manipulative post. (n/t) |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-23-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
43. Other people's gift buying habits are none of my business. |
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