Is this a good Xmas gift?

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone actually ask their kid or are you just projecting? Your kids don’t have your DCUM harpy instincts.

I asked my 15 yr old. She grimaced as I was explaining it to her. Then she said, "It'd be personalized so I couldn't re-gift right? Well, would it be recyclable?"

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This would be the weirdest gift ever. Please don’t. Although it sounds like you want one for yourself.

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No way. It is also odd and creepy to have a birth block for yourself as a young teen/adult. Can you imagine bringing something like that to your college dorm? Lol.

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This is an awful gift and one that my teenage (and current) self would be very uncomfortable and confused receiving. --26 yr old

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, so you’re all going to a sporting event as a family -that means you have the easiest gift idea!

Get them all gear from your favorite team. Hats, sweatshirts, etc.

x1000 Team gear will make great gifts and the kids will love it!!! And I bet the grandparents appreciate the enthusiasm (btw include them, too, in the gear gifts)

Also, OP, for the future, our college students love having home team jerseys that they wear on campus for game days. Apparently it is a 'thing' and all the kids wear sports jerseys for their hometown teams. So our kids have a Washington football team jersey, Wizards, Caps, Nats, etc, jerseys that they wear on game days. This took us by surprise so it is a head's up.

If you want sentimental, could you do a small scrapbook for each kid documenting the trip or documenting the year?

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No, just no. That gift is way too babyish for teenagers. They would laugh behind your back.

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Do you really want your Wicked Stepmother award so badly?

Because that's what YOU're getting for Christmas with those ideas, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, so you’re all going to a sporting event as a family -that means you have the easiest gift idea!

Get them all gear from your favorite team. Hats, sweatshirts, etc.

this is ok but gift cards are best

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Agree it's not something teens will want. I'm the stepmother of college kids and I say this nicely, their birth stuff (time of birth, weight) is not yours. You didn't give birth to them. Those memories are for their mother.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope.

If you don't want to get cash, could you get them gift cards to a movie theater near their home?

Movie theater gift card is a good idea! I'm a stepmother, and when my stepkids were teens, the movie gift card would have been very appreciated. Be sure to include enough for them to buy popcorn/treats.

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is this a troll?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree it's not something teens will want. I'm the stepmother of college kids and I say this nicely, their birth stuff (time of birth, weight) is not yours. You didn't give birth to them. Those memories are for their mother.

This is also a good point -- stepkid

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Anonymous wrote:Agree it's not something teens will want. I'm the stepmother of college kids and I say this nicely, their birth stuff (time of birth, weight) is not yours. You didn't give birth to them. Those memories are for their mother.

I’m trying to preserve a memory for them, not for me. It’s a present...for them. Albeit not a popular choice or the right pick, and thanks for your input everyone! Sports gear is a cute idea and personal and different and fun.

Also a big F you to the harpies on the board. I don’t have to be creative or go above and beyond or put myself out there...I could get a gift card. Same as everyone else does- I’m just trying to do something NICE. Ok so it is misguided. I’m a sentimental person and I have a two year old, not a teen. They always get gifts from “us” but also gifts uniquely from their mom, their dad, and me. I’m just st trying to think outside the box. I missed the mark, fine. Is it really necessary to be a total jerk about it?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree it's not something teens will want. I'm the stepmother of college kids and I say this nicely, their birth stuff (time of birth, weight) is not yours. You didn't give birth to them. Those memories are for their mother.

I’m trying to preserve a memory for them, not for me. It’s a present...for them. Albeit not a popular choice or the right pick, and thanks for your input everyone! Sports gear is a cute idea and personal and different and fun.

Also a big F you to the harpies on the board. I don’t have to be creative or go above and beyond or put myself out there...I could get a gift card. Same as everyone else does- I’m just trying to do something NICE. Ok so it is misguided. I’m a sentimental person and I have a two year old, not a teen. They always get gifts from “us” but also gifts uniquely from their mom, their dad, and me. I’m just st trying to think outside the box. I missed the mark, fine. Is it really necessary to be a total jerk about it?

I'm with you OP! I think you were trying to be nice and some of the PPs were obnoxious and rude. You sound like you're trying to make an efford. Good for you!

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Anonymous wrote:Agree it's not something teens will want. I'm the stepmother of college kids and I say this nicely, their birth stuff (time of birth, weight) is not yours. You didn't give birth to them. Those memories are for their mother.

I’m trying to preserve a memory for them, not for me. It’s a present...for them. Albeit not a popular choice or the right pick, and thanks for your input everyone! Sports gear is a cute idea and personal and different and fun.

Also a big F you to the harpies on the board. I don’t have to be creative or go above and beyond or put myself out there...I could get a gift card. Same as everyone else does- I’m just trying to do something NICE. Ok so it is misguided. I’m a sentimental person and I have a two year old, not a teen. They always get gifts from “us” but also gifts uniquely from their mom, their dad, and me. I’m just st trying to think outside the box. I missed the mark, fine. Is it really necessary to be a total jerk about it?

I agree with you, but keep in mind that when you still don't make your own money(or make very little), the presents from your elders are huge opportunities or opportunities lost. You can do something sentimental that costs a lot less with money attached to it or inside of it.