My lovely daughter, Stinkeroo, is 32 years old - almost 33 - and it’s scary how much we think alike. Last week I found a purse that I love on eBay, and so I bought it. I bought it because it is very similar to a purse that she has - just a different style, but the same pattern/fabric. Everytime I’ve seen her purse the past couple months, I’ve commented on how much I like it. The purse I ordered arrived on Friday, and I love it as much as I thought I would! So yesterday I called my daughter to tell her about it - only to find out that she had already bought the exact same purse for me as a Christmas present.
Another example: Last week we were talking and she said she’d found the perfect gift for my mother. It turns out that her gift was exactly the same thing that I had already bought for my mother for Christmas. I told her I’d get something different.
Stuff like that happens all the time, and I feel a little guilty about it. Now don’t ask me WHY I should feel guilty that I went ahead and bought the purse that I wanted - I had no idea she’d already bought it for me - or why I should feel guilty that I had bought my mother the same gift that she had bought her. Still, though, I feel a little guilty about it. Like maybe I shouldn’t be so quick to handle things sometimes.
I keep trying to convince myself that this is a GOOD thing - that we are so similar in nature and thoughts. However, it does get to be a problem at times.
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