Today, I received a gift certificate from my grandmother for a local bookshop. Considering how broke I am, this would be a fantastic gift. If the bookshop in question wasn't a right-wing evangelical Christian Bookshop, and I wasn't Jewish. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found a gift card under my bed that I lost a few months ago for $400 to a store that went out of business last week. FML
Today, the only birthday present I got was a gift card to a steak house. Not a bad gift, but I'm a vegan. FML
Today, the first gift I opened was from my uncle. It was $80 in clothes that I'd bought for myself a week earlier. FML
Today, my brother inherited a book from our grandmother that, in his ignorance, he donated to a charity shop because he’s “not a big reader”. I raced to buy it back, but someone had already bought it. The book in question: a mint condition, 1954 first edition Lord of the Rings, valued at £5000. FML
Today, I received a pair of earrings, a necklace, and some rings as a Christmas gift from my grandma. This would have been nice if I weren't a guy. This is her way of mocking me for wearing what she calls "girl colors", such as white. FML
Today, I walked past a man handing out miniature Bibles on my way to class. He handed me one, commenting "here, you look like you need this." FML
Today, I received a late Christmas present from my estranged father. I was really excited, having neither seen nor heard from him in nearly two years. It was a $200 gift card for a store that only exists in Canada. I don't live in Canada. Not even close. FML
Today, I gave over $100 to my online friend in presents for Christmas, only to find out he can't use any because of his strict parents. FML
Today, my girlfriend donated most of my book collection because she got me a Kindle for Christmas. Some were signed, including my Harry Potters. FML
Today, it was my birthday. My grandma gave me a hug and a check after wishing me a happy birthday and walked away giggling. I was excited because it was the only gift I had gotten all day. Ten minutes later, I realized that it was actually just my tax refund. FML
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ComoEsJuan 24
Jesus Christ what a gift!
TheGolfGTI 24
Don't jewish it was a different gift?
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Comments (47)
klim105 0
Maybe u need to go to church and get on the right path. Jesus is life.
rocker_chick23 27
If Jesus was real, he would have been Jewish, so OP is walking the right path.
Thor1012 28
Eh Jesus was Jewish but didn't practice what most Jews today do
ned diggers 14
The right path isn't being evicted from 206 different countries for the past 2000 years.
tdawg91 17
Try and find something that you'll enjoy, if you can't then buy books and donate them. Maybe your nana will appreciate the though
gregnc_fml 18
There are usually nice gifts at them too.
Murkyy 15
You'd think you'd be excited about something free no matter what it is.
iwanttogotoparis 26
Did she know you were from different religions, or did she just assume?
mR_lastPlace 8
Idk what you normally read but Ted Dekker's book are pretty good. More thriller with a christian undertone.
stolenballoon 5
I don't understand why your Grandma would give you this gift... Did you convert to Judaism? Or, are you Jewish on the other side of your family? I'm Jewish on my mother's side of my family (for those who don't know, if you come from a mixed faith family, in the Jewish faith, you take your mother's religion), and my father's family (Irish Catholic) were totally chill. My parents got married in a Temple. I'm curious to know the circumstances behind the gift. My Nana (father's mother, now deceased) used to think this one building was just so pretty because it's was bright pink. It was called 24Karat Gold and was a now defunct strip club.
danimal_crackerz 26
Sorry op! It's the thought that counts I guess
HiddenTigres 14
I agree with 49. This needs a follow up! I am personally a Messianic Jew by faith! My Mother is Jewish and my Father is a retired Evangelical Pastor! So I grew up in Synagogue on Saturday & Church on Sunday! In the end my parents both became Messianic Believers! All my Grandparents love us grandchildren, but this time of year is always tense because one side does Hanukkah & the other side does Christmas! I would personally try a gift certificate exchange website! P.S. Messianic Jews or Messianic Believers (non Jews) believe that Jesus is the Son of G-D! We worship G-D on Saturday & keep all the Jewish traditions!
rogwest 23
Look for Old Testament or new an expand your horizons… don't be so closed minded.
rocker_chick23 27
How is OP being closed minded? If anyone is, it is OP's grandmother.