Throwback Thursday: What’s The Worst Present You Ever Got?

Cori: Nothing quite encompasses the full range of emotions like the joy of unwrapping a special gift that you've been given, followed by the sting of disappointment when you find out it's the just the worst gift ever.

Take, for instance, my youngest bother Dan. The Christmas he turned 18, my mother (who is a thoughtful and well-intentioned woman who will never live this down) decided that his special gift that year..."because he likes animals" (he did become a Marine Biologist, but I'm thinking this had nothing to do with that) was a Kitten Calendar.

I will never forget his look of confusion followed by disappointment, and then, ultimately laughter, when he opened that wrapping paper to find pictures of tiny cats staring back at him.

JStew: When I was in middle school, every kid my age wanted a Swatch Watch. My mother, meaning well, consulted her jeweler friend. He ultimately talked her into a watch that was likely a little more expensive and definitely a lot nicer than a Swatch. When I opened it, it felt like someone had taken a pin and popped my little balloon of happiness. And when I wore my nice watch to school, no one was impressed.

When we tossed the question out to you, you returned with some fantastic stories about some less than fantastic gifts!