Worst Christmas gift you've recieved from a parent.

[Inspired by Reggio]

I agree with it is the thought that counts ... I know my most treasured gift I have gotten since being home was a little Chrystal Tinkerbell ... I love fairies and the child's nickname was Tink so it was an amazing little keepsake that was 'perfect' to serve as a reminder of our time together and it came accompanied with a beautiful letter and a gift card for dinner out for my spouse and I as a thank you to him as well ... for me the gift card was nice but the little 'Tink' was the truly touching part to me ... finding something that perfect and I put out her in the window of the playroom and she made rainbows all over the place and we had done this big rainbow project while her child was here ~ it was just perfect symbolism for our time together!

Me being so clueless to brand names had no CLUE what I had been given until I was out one day about a year later window shopping with a friend who had gone into a Jewellery store and dragged me along and there I SAW my TINK on display .... in a Swarovski Chrystal collectors display ... the little thing retails for $390 and I had no CLUE cause I did not know what a Swarovski Chrystal was

Needless to say I came right home and MOVED her up into my bedroom to keep her SAFE from the daycare kids all the time thinking 'omg how could they have spent so much money on ME'!!!!

[mimi]

Oh Reggio, they spent that much because YOU deserved it.

[bright sparks]

Not even knowing you beyond the forum's Reggio, where you are a constant source of compassion and knowledge, I can only begin to imagine how fantastic you are as a dcp to the children. Just the way you describe how you conduct your business and the activities you do with your dck's makes me completely sure that you are a treasure to the dck's and their families. I have no doubt you deserved that gift 100% and the said parent's appreciated you a great deal.

[gravy_train]

Anyone how knows me will say I am very vanilla or plain Jane, don’t swear and I keep my personal life privet. Well from different families in the same year I got a pair of earrings with black with pink flames on them and a "wooden fertility" statue from Mexico but it was a male member carved out of wood and a bottle of tequila from their trip. My husband laugh so hard when he got home.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Amazing!!

[BrightEyes]

Reggio, I am a lot like you. I would have loved the thoughtful gift and not have known how much it had cost! What a lovely story!

[Crayola kiddies]

Oh Reggio what a wonderful story !!!! I know you are worth every cent !