I hate getting books for Christmas in general because I’m such a mood reader, and I’ve plastered a fake smile on my face many a time and repeated internally ‘Its the thought that counts.’ as I unwrap a book I will not read.
But the worst one by far, given to me by my own Mother , who I know loves me, when I was fourteen years old! was >!Men are from Mars Women are from Venus.!< I am sitting there horrified thinking what is she trying to tell me? As my sisters are flat on the floor laughing to the point of puking. We eventually came to the conclusion she just saw an attractive cover on a bestseller table and grabbed it. Love to know your terrible gift stories.
I was a young teenager and had finally found the courage to openly state I was an atheist. I was receiving some backlash from my religious family, but I was finally feeling confident enough to stay steady in my lack of belief. And a family member gifted me a book titled “Because God is Real” with 16 chapters “debunking” atheism. Lol!