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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom is famous for latching onto a theme.  Say you mention briefly in passing that you like something that happens to have a flamingo on it.  The next Christmas, you'd get an entire array of things with flamingos on it.

Now that I'm older, I find I have a definite tendency to do this too.  As fall was starting, my middle school daughter announced that she had to have a chenille sweater - they were so soft and a few of her friends had them.  I go to the store, there are tons, obviously a very trendy item this fall, so she gets one for her birthday.

She was wearing it last week and I stroked it and said how nice it was and she looked me dead in the eye and said, I have a feeling I'm going to get too many of these for Christmas.  So I have to restrain myself - they are super cheap most places (like ~$15) but I am committing to not buying more than two.  But maybe she will also get chenille socks and a  Chenille robe.......argh I can't help myself.  I am my mother.  [/quote]

My mom does this too! For years she bought me purple socks or purses because I liked the color when I was 7, like a lot of young girls. If you mention something once conversationally, she'll translate that into a passion just like Flamingo Mom. You never know exactly which thing you mention sticks, so it's baffling until she explains that while you were at the pier gift shop six months ago you commented on how cute the turtle candle was, so she thought of you when she bought the turtle salt &pepper shakers, don't you love them!?

It's cute. Her intentions are sweet, and the gifts are inexpensive little add-ons to a usual monetary gift anyway. 
Good for you for recognizing this tendency in yourself. [/quote]

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