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Secret Santa Gift disaster!
By Ray Roberts
One year when working as a high school teacher I was involved in their secret santa gift giving.
The idea is that each person is randomly given someones name and they have to get little gifts for that person in the month leading up to Christmas.
We don't know who our secret santa is, but we can collaborate and get help with the gifts we are going to give.
Well, I got a young teacher who had a wife, one toddler and a new baby on the way.
I schemed and planned and every few days I gave little gifts and poems. My idea was that I would talk about romance, and places, and settings that lead up to me giving everything for a romantic picnic for the family.
I gave napkins, little party favours, a bottle of wine, a toy for the toddler, a book of poems, long-lasting food and then topped it off with a whole picnic basket at the end. It had glasses, plates, cutlery and a cloth with all the extras. You know the type. I always wanted one so I knew they would love it. And they did!
Now, about my gifts. My secret santa gave me cryptic poems with such things as 'five dollars to buy yourself a beer'! A balloon, a plastic nose, some shiny stars, some crepe paper.
I awaited the secret santa day with trepidation. I wondered who would give me these strange gifts. They didn't know me at all. I was female, middle aged and I don't know why he/she would give me these things.
I received...wait for it... a packet of craft string. Well, it did hold three different colored balls of string. Why?
I don't know. I asked my friends at the school. It had come from an older male teacher who was known for his grumpiness and boring lessons. They all said that his wife was in to craft.
Well, as you can imagine, I don't go in for secret santa any more. I hate the idea. It wasn't that I wanted much, but balls of string? Call me a sad puppy if you want, I am not going there again! |
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The problem was Mrs. secret Santa. She was into crafts. Just imagine your gifts if she was a Mercedes Benz sales lady.
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