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lokifan ([personal profile] lokifan) wrote in [community profile] agonyaunt 2025-04-12 12:49 pm (UTC)

Yeah - one of the biggest/best presents I ever got was a rocking horse from my godfather. It was a pretty big one on rockers, covered in grey fur. I don't think he'd ever given me a present before, which is fine, but could've added to a feeling of 'you're not doing the consistent stuff that's harder.' But my parents immediately turned it into a delightful anecdote about how my childless godfather and his husband asked what I'd want, my mum told them 'a rocking horse' meaning the horse-head-on-a-stick variety, and they turned up with this enormous thing. It was great, and my parents were excited. I was about 5 and I've got 2 younger sisters, and that horse was enjoyed for a solid decade.

I do sympathise with Yara completely here, though, given the circumstances (and clearly some kind of backstory given 'you always have to play the hero'). It takes a certain level of confidence to just be pleased when a godfather/uncle with no kids, who makes more money than you do, is able to show up with an enormous present you couldn't afford and blow you out of the water.

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