How to avoid gifts
Instead of a gift guide let's just sidestep the whole hullabaloo.
Gifts have always stressed me out — the obligation, the time crunch, the pressure to get it just right, the embarrassment if you sense the recipient doesn’t love it.
Giving and receiving are equally stressful to me. For me, receiving a gift is like suddenly receiving a little job: Here, now you own this thing. Come up with a plan for using it, storing i…
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