cw that monster, bad wakeups
I woke up suddenly realizing that for probably five or six years running, before I found out, I was sending a Christmas present off to That Monster and then never receiving anything back except statements of "oh, I got something for you but shipping is delayed, I'll send it off when it gets here."
But I'd forget about it by like mid-January, and then he'd just repeat it again the next year.
So at least the rest of the day can only get better, after that little cry.