I'm kind of terrified of the Secret Santa. I don't know anything about my poor victim, regardless of how "troll" I've gone on 'em. I don't know what to gift!
Secret Santa!
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I'm in the same boat.
Despite my victim being a fairly prolific poster, our paths have never crossed.
Me three. It's 21 December over here, so I guess I'll post today....soon......
I think part of the fun for me will be seeing who got who's name. The unveiling of a mystery.
Secret Santa is all about the spirit of the Holiday Season. What the gift is really doesn't matter. It is more the idea that we all had fun, picked out a gift(s) we thought that person might like. Some might be a joke- like gift/ others might be something you saw mentioned in a post or profile thread. It doesn't matter what it is. Just have fun.
Well, that was liberating. I hope you like 'em arista 
Well, that was liberating. I hope you like 'em arista
those where magical gifts- You did great!
Well, that was liberating. I hope you like 'em arista
Good job you! And next year it will be easier.
That was awesome, Cappster! Well done, mate!
Here's my view on it.
Gifts, real or vitual, don't need to be cool or neat or creative. We are not entitled to gifts. To quote another author, the gift is the blessing of the giver.
At one moment, we didn't have something. A moment later, thanks to the generosity of someone, we do. We have no right to it- it is the good intention of the giver that allows us to have it. Whether it's large or small, expensive or cheap, creative or mundane, matters much less than the fact that the person took time and resources from their lives to bless us with something we didn't have before.
Gifts should carry no emotional baggage. They are simply a statement of, "I care enough to give you something." Whatever that may be, enjoy it for the goodwill behind the gesture. It's a moment of shared humanity.
