Gifts

Last night the kid was here for dinner and I asked him if he bought anything for his mom last weekend for Valentines. As he told me about the gift he bought, his dad was laughing and his face was getting redder and redder as he ate his dinner; and when the kid told me the price ($5), his dad was laughing pretty hard by that time.

You see, Jp gave me the same present for Valentines (although it was coupled with a gorgeous pair of diamond earrings) but it was funny. Kids only seem to be observant at the wrong times. Even though they were together and in the same store at the same time, this time the kid didn't notice that his dad bought the same present, so he happily and honestly told me all about it, looking over at his dad and wondering as he told the story why his father was laughing so hard.

Wife + ex-wife getting the same present for Valentines = BUSTED (although I actually don't care what she got)

One time I was at a Christmas time party and a guy there took a bunch of us into a room to show us a leather jacket he bought his girlfriend. When we all came out of the room, she was very curious as to what it was. Stupidly I said "oh it's beautiful, it'll look so nice on you!" And then everyone tried to cover up my mistake by throwing other hints at her and pretending that I was just leading her on.

So I'm curious, have you ever spilled the beans and ruined a present surprise?