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What’s the Best Gift You’ve Ever Given or Received?

By: Jacinta O’Halloran (View Profile)

As I pulled the slender box from under the tree, my mind raced with possibilities. Ripping the paper away, I found a small box of coloring pencils. “Huh?” The attached note read “you fill my life with color, now go fill yours,” and it included a certificate to a local art class, something I’d been feeling too busy to sign up for myself. I burst into tears. What’s your gift giving—or receiving—high point?

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The best gift I got was my then ex-girlfriend coming back into my life around Christmas time. We broke up a few years before then around Christmas, too and when we got together around Christmas again, it was truly meaningful. She is now my wife.
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The best gift I ever received was a Black Hills Gold ring from my husband.
My best gift ever was my first son, due on Christmas day.
A couple of years before he passed away, my grandfather took me into the foyer a week before Christmas, and presented me with a new upright piano. He nurtured my love of music, and loved hearing me play, especially when he was ill.
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This year, I gave my daughter, 23, a trip to NYC with my sister and I. We had a ball! Will never forget it!
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My third son was due on Christmas!
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A blue robe i got when i was 11 years old...I still remember being tickled pink..imagine that, a blue robe!!!
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My parents had a very talented neighbor build me a beautiful wooden dollhouse when I was a child. It was a total surprise and I loved it!
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My favorite gift was and still is my two cats I got for Christmas.
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My favorite gift was the hand made doll my mother made for me when I was a child. She even made matching outfits, one for my doll and one for myself!
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