Top Ten WORST Christmas Gifts - #2

One thing we must do is to remember it's not just men or women who get really cruddy presents for Christmas. Sometimes, kids do, too.  We never want to destroy a little one's joy of Christmastime, but it can happen.  Now, what are you going to do when you have a tiny tot sitting there sobbing their eyes out over something you go for them...big meanie.  It doesn't always have to be a toy or a practical gift.  Sometimes, it can just be something that brings them happiness...something of their very own they've always wanted.  If you can convince them to take responsibility; you'll ask Santa what he thinks and see if there's anything this young person can do to make this dream come true. If they wanted to learn responsibility; here's an excellent way to teach them responsibility...kind of.  Almost to the top and here's our next to the last item nobody ever really wants for Christmas...

#2 - A dead hamster - Awww...it's so cute.  What an adorable, little stuffed animal.  Wait a second...this isn't a toy.  It's real...and it's dead.  The tears start to trickle down a face as the little critter goes flying through the air with a scream of, 'Get it away from me.'  You try to reason...it's just sleeping.  He'll wake up later and everything will be alright...hoping you're able to get a replacement before it sinks in what really happened.  Well, what did really happen?  You wrapped the container so tight and forgot to put a couple little holes in the box; the poor thing couldn't breathe.  Maybe it was those wood chips you used from the garden when you realized you forget to buy some from the pet store.  It was the chemical fumes from them that overcame the little fellow. Now, not only do you have to hear the little one running around the house yelling, 'You killed my hamster...you killed my hamster'; now you have to plan a funeral for it...on a holiday, no less.  Time to get that suit back out you just wore to mid night mass.  In lieu of flowers, please send real wood chips...or make a donation in Puffball's name to your nearest S.P.C.A.  Thanks, dad, for committing hamster homicide and ruining Christmas for little Johnnie.  No dead hamsters for Christmas!

Sometimes, stuff happens beyond your control turning a happy time sad.  If you're going to get any kind of living creature as a gift, make sure it's taken care of property while waiting to be given.  It needs air and water...and don't put anything with it that doesn't belong...or you'll end up traumatizing a toddler and become the most hated person on earth for giving such a lousy present.  It seems hard to top one like this, but next time, we get to the absolute worst Christmas gift of them all.