Ahhh. Christmas Memories.
At a family gift exchange a few years ago, I was excited to open this present from my brother and his girlfriend:
“A rabbit! Ours broke! We needed one of these!” I exclaimed.
How did they know? I thought. This is the best Christmas present ever. It’s so awesome how we’re all grown up now. Maybe my brother really knows me after all, or at least his girlfriend knows what’s what.
With joy and excitement, I looked at my new boyfriend. This was his first family event.
His eyes grew wide.
Awkward silence.
Confused faces.
“Ohhhh! It’s for wine! It’s a wine opener.”
“Yeah,” my brother said. “You guys like wine, right?”
“Um, yeah. We drink wine. Um, this is great. Wow. Thanks. We could really use this.”
With relief, we moved along to the next person’s present.
I guess my brother doesn’t know my tastes that well after all.
Share your most awkward holiday memory…
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Great story. Last year, I got a bong at our work Christmas party. Nothing like working in higher education.
Wow. Wow, wow, wow. “Higher” education indeed.
Hahahaha! This made me laugh out loud. I wonder if they have since realised… Hilarious!
It’s one of many things we just sweep under the mental rug and don’t speak of…out loud!
Glad to make you laugh 🙂
Happy New Year!
This same appliance was gifted to my mom and no one really knew what is was! Lots of awkward silence followed by laughter. They still laugh about it to this day. It’s for the wine, silly! I was bummed I wasn’t there to see the whole thing.
See! See, world!!!! It’s not just me!!
It’s very confusing. Naturally, people don’t think “wine opener” when they see “electronic rabbit.”
Glad to know at least some of your family members hang out with me down in the gutter.
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Wishing you a XXX Christmas.
Ummm… “we”?
Well, you know what they say: “The couple that plays together stays together.”
Totally thought that thing was an electric dildo.
Exactly!!!!
That is so funny. Definitely high on the awkward scale. 🙂
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First – you must explain sex in the city and rabbits…
My awkward Xmas story – when I was around 11 or 12, we went to a family friend’s house for Christmas. We always did once we moved from NY to AZ…anyway – for some reason one of the myriad of male cousins (to the family friend) kissed me and insisted on holding my hand. I was too stunned and horrified to defend myself at the moment. So the next day, Christmas day, I had a stomachache ALL day about it and when he called me (he was 13) I answered the phone, heard his voice and then hung up on him. Later on when we went back to the same friend’s house for Xmas dinner, I had to avoid this guy for the whole day. I was so embarrassed (and everyone teased me about being boyfriend/girlfriend then was mad at me for ignoring the kid – but he was gross and now he looks like an ex-con in a recent picture I saw of him)…I don’t handle rejecting someone well. Talk about AWKWARD….
At least he wasn’t your own cousin.
Hahahaa.Seriously, though: Yikes! Thanks for sharing your story. That sounds awful.
But, you know, it was probably good practice for later on in your life.
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You got it!
Well, it would have been weird coming from your brother anyway, right? Nice save.
Absolutely! What in the world was I thinking?
Not much…
I was giddy with new love.
XXX-cellent!! 😉
ThanXXX
That is hilarious!
Thanks! For some reason your comment landed in my spam folder. Weird!
I think I responded from my phone or something.