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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a high school teacher.  One year, a senior was telling me that his mom really liked me at conferences, and had gotten me a Christmas gift that was "kind of extravagant, but you'll like it."

The last day of class before break began, his mom arrived in my classroom with two giant shopping bags full of Disney character plush toys, all new with tags.  There was a big Cheshire Cat, the cat from Cinderella, the dogs from Lady and the Tramp, and all the princesses.  They were the big ones, not minis.

I have no idea why she/they thought I was into Disney, but they spent quite a bit of money on these things, and I ended up lining them up along the window sills in the classroom.

I am not a Disney type person, I don't think.  I am serious and wear dark colors.  The student was an 18 year old hockey playing rugged type, and I doubt the gift was due to his input, but..who knows?  It was one of the most lavish gifts I've ever gotten from a student, but...I still wonder why.[/quote]

I have an 18 yr old "hockey playing rugged type" son.  I can guess, as this kind of happens to me with him sometimes.  :)  Once, during class, you make some offhand comment about Disney, or stuffed animals, or princesses...something that you can't even remember but he took note of for some reason.  He repeats it to Mom with way more emphasis and importance than it ever had for you, and you end up completely puzzled by gift.  Because [b]he's actually listening to you, but not quite hearing you[/b].  ;)[/quote]

So what you're saying is... he's being a man?   :lol: [/quote]

Hahaha, yes, I suppose so.  In my case (DS) I think he's trying, and he's really pretty sweet.  But just isn't quite there yet with the full on listening and translating it into gifts.  After several years of reading DCUM, it seems many men are like that![/quote]

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