I hate Christmas, I really do. I don’t talk to most of my MAGA family and I worked front-end in a post office. So in general it’s just all shite to me.

However, in the past couple months I reached out to my aunt who isn’t a diehard MAGA for help to get out of a really shitty situation. And surprisingly, she’s helped me a tonne.

Now I’m in contact with her at least every couple days and we go out for breakfast and stuff.

Now, usually I spend Xmas alone or with my partner. Don’t have a partner right now, and I find myself invited to my aunt’s for Xmas.

And I kind of feel the need to go. (I originally was going to cancel saying I’m feeling sick but have decided not to do that.)

I’d like to get them some cheap gifts despite having not a lot of money. I don’t just want to show up empty handed even if that’d be okay. I can spare a bit.

So, any ideas?


PS:

I have one idea for her, which will probably be a plant since I know she likes plants and gardening. But for the uncle and cousin+ his partner I kind of have no clue.

Under different circumstances I might do some art but I moved with very little and don’t have any art supplies which would be more expensive then the gifts at this point. So any art suggestions while appreciated are kind of out for now.

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    24 hours ago

    Outside of the US, MAGA is used to refer to the ultra right wing as a shorthand. For example, my boomer parents in New Zealand are referred to as MAGA by the rest of the family, and identify as such.

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      24 hours ago

      Right, so if OP is a Kiwi asking and not from Alabama, the responses may change, yes?

      Unless, of course, Southern BBQ is a thing in NZ? (I know it’s not).

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        23 hours ago

        Wait NZ doesn’t have southern US style bbq? NZ and Australia are like the places I would have expected to find it based on what I’ve seen of the people (all good things).

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          Well, so I’m told by a friend lving there who grew up in Kansas City. It’s a whole thing about which BBQ is superior… Long inside joke i guess.