Christmas gifts can be challenging\u2014sometimes they\u2019re a success, and other times they fall flat, whether you\u2019re giving or receiving them. However, every now and then, you receive a gift so unexpected or extraordinary that it creates a memorable impact for years.<\/p>\n
My MIL handed me a beautifully wrapped gift, and when I opened it, I found a sweater that was several sizes too small. \u201cI thought this might motivate you to get in shape,\u201d she said with a sweet but cutting smile. The room went silent as I sat there, humiliated.<\/p>\n
Then my husband took the sweater, held it up, and said, \u201cWow, Mom, you didn\u2019t have to get Max a present!\u201d Then he tossed it onto the couch where our golden retriever, Max, was lying. Everyone laughed nervously, and her smug expression disappeared.<\/p>\n
Story 2
\nMy boyfriend\u2019s grandma had a really unique diamond ring, and I complimented the setting. Later, we met up for lunch, and she gave me my Christmas present. I opened the box and was really confused because there were only little plastic rings. I thought it was something craft-related, she knows I crochet.<\/p>\n
No, turns out it was for sizing a ring. And a piece of paper under it showed me the ring that was being custom-made. She bought me my own diamond ring.<\/p>\n
Story 5
\nI got a mini jewelry box for traveling from my mother. She gets me cheap jewelry every Christmas (because she likes it), and the only jewelry I wear is my wedding ring and occasional necklace. And I never travel.<\/p>\n
Story 6
\nWhen my wife and I first got married, her parents hated me. One year, they got me a woman\u2019s sweater. The next Christmas, I wore it over, and my MIL asked my wife why I was wearing a woman\u2019s sweater. \u00a9 RichLyons*** \/ Reddit<\/p>\n
Story 7
\nMy brother gave me a bright orange wallet. \u201cBecause you like orange so much,\u201d he said while flashing the wallet I gave him a few years ago. It\u2019s red. He\u2019s color-blind.<\/p>\n
Story 8
\nMy MIL got me an ugly purse with the clearance sticker still attached. The box it came in was dusty and damaged. \u00a9 Bottle_Sweaty \/ Reddit<\/p>\n
Story 9<\/p>\n
Story 10
\nWhen I was 10 years old, my grandparents gave me an unwrapped suitcase for Christmas. In the interests of convenience, they used that suitcase for the wrapped presents for my sisters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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