 | Homemaking in the Dunes Jan 4 | Daily writing prompt What is the greatest gift someone could give you? Gifts were not always something I was allowed to keep when I was a kid. One of the best gifts I was given as a child was a very nice bike. My brith parents didn't take care of me as well as my great-grandparents did. I barely had the bike for a quarter of a week. My parents returned the bike to buy medication for my sister. She needed an expensive antibotic. There were no apologies, explanations, nor was I asked, I came home from school to find my bike gone. There were other things in the home that could have been sold, however, it was my property that was returned. My parents could have borrowed the money from my dad's parents. I resented and mistrusted my parents for the rest of my childhood. Their actions informed me that I was not important in our family, however, I was always the one cleaning up the messes. I never asked for anything of value again. Instead, I bought things for myself. To this day, I rarely enjoy receiving gifts, I prefer to buy things for myself. I always have purchased things I wanted for my birthday and Christmas. My husband thought this was weird until he heard the backstory. He learned early in our relationship that I value our children's property. I set the limit that if one child is using property it is theirs to sit there to rot if that is what they choose. I will note that I have enjoyed the gifts that my children have made me over the years that are purely from the heart and hand. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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