I'm still trying to sort this out, but I think I am making progress. I'm writing here, because I think maybe I'm really stupid and this is something I should've realized already, but for some reason, I couldn't.

I don't think my (extended) family wants me to buy them "perfect" gifts for Christmas. Perhaps the point isn't getting something you want. Perhaps it's just getting a memento.

A memento? Really? Is that it?

And how am I training my children? Do my children get "memento" gifts too? Is that what this world is about--leaving mementos so your children and children's children remember you? Do I want to be remembered? How concerned should I be about my "legacy"?

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