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ok i kno christmas is tomorrow but im a major procrastinator. i have no money, and my dad wont let me borrow money because i already owe him money and i need a gift for my mom. any ideas of something i can make her using thigns from home? she doesnt wear jewelry tho. (link)
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You clearly want to have a "thing" to give -- and that's nice. You're into the spirit of giving, so here's an easy idea for the last minute and without having to spend a dime (because spending money is not what giving is all about)!
Create a "gift certificate" and promise to do something special to make others feel special.
For your parents, give them free nights of baby-sitting if you have little sibs. Help them have a night out! That would be an awesome gift!
Or make a gift certificate promising to clean out the garage or do certain extra chores. (Oh, and this is awful and shouldn't be what motivates you, but the best part about this...is that you've turned this chore into a special gift from you, which may make the parents less likely to consider this a standard obligation on your part.)
A gift certificate to make them breakfast in bed or a special dinner just for them would be really cool. You'll have time later to plan the details, like candlelight, etc.
The babysitting and dinner ideas are really nice and will be appreciated if it means you're giving up a night hanging out with your friends to make them feel special.
Have you been doing something lately that gets on their nerves...? Well, maybe this is a chance for you to try to change things. Give a gift certificate promising to change what you do (or do what you're not doing). It's like a contract now and you'll have to do what you promise. Maybe it will actually work. Maybe not. Don't overextend yourself...because you'll want to make good on your gift certificate.
I love getting gift certificates for teens because y'all are so hard to buy things for. So it's only fair that you should know that adults ALSO love gift certificates. And if it's the kind of gift certificate where you promise to do something that makes parents feel special...I promise you that it's lightyears better than ANYTHING you can buy them for $20 or $50.
But AGAIN do NOT overpromise. Don't promise a year's worth of babysitting or that you won't cuss all year. Just keep your promise to a month or a few weeks or for 1 or 2 dinners (let them buy the food).
Good luck...I'm sure you're going to have a great Christmas!
Peace....
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