Christmas and wanting

[Rorey]

34. Hatchimals for everyone!

I'm absolutely kidding, of course.

I'm not really stressing too much because we started toning it down years ago. My worst stress is my husband's incessant whining that he doesn't know what to get for me. He voted for trump, so the option of him pulling his head out of his ass would be an awesome gift. I married a career union member who has been a registered Democrat his entire adult life. Suffice it to say, this election has been hard on our marriage. Sorry, I guess my post turned into bitching about trump.

I saw part of a segment on one of the morning network shows (GMA, Today, etc.) about two young sisters who were auctioning off their Hatchimals for some charitable thing. I thought that was pretty cool. For anyone who isn't aware, Hatchimals are the hard-to-get hot item this year. They originally retailed for around $50 (I think) and now are going for hundreds. Ridiculous. Many parents seem to have forgotten that their children really will live through the disappointment of not getting everything they ask for for Christmas. I know this because I had to tell my kids "no" for quite a few years when their father was sick. He died when they were young adolescents, so times were rough for awhile. They survived not getting their every wish at Christmastime, and grew up to be productive adults. And they all voted for Hillary, so I guess I did something right.