I'll keep it simple : I hate my stepmom. My stepmom hates me. I am expected o get her a christmas gift (against my will). What do you give someone that you hate?

Choux

Get her a large Christmas candle....lolol.....maybe she'll burn down her house....LOLOL.

Choux

OOps, I just realized you probably live with here as well as your father and other siblings.

I'll think about this again.

southerngalps

slippers??

NowWhat

Get her a gift card.

mosag330

As much as I understand you would love to give her a gag gift or something else equally or more horrible, I wouldn't suggest using a present as a "revenge".

Candles are good, sans the intention of burning down the house. Gift cards are nice too if you know where she shops.

I would probably get her a scarf and gloves that matches her coat if she doesn't already have them. See? You've completed her outfit, and you're keeping her warm. How thoughtful of you, and you didn't even have to think about it.

Although, if you want more suggestions, what is your budget range for the gift you are "expected" to give her?

...and my mind wanders off to think, obligatory gifts are oxymoronic and pathetic, aren't they? THE reason why I dislike Christmas.

Choux

Get her a cheese log...a tin of hard candy. Not many people would like that kind of impersonal cheap gift.

NowWhat

Hippopotamus disagrees: but...i dont want to spend much $$ on her

Well, you can get gift cards in all donominations. You asked for ideas and that is what I gave you.

xxariesxx

You could give her a fruitcake. No one likes fruitcakes, but if she's really hungry she'll have something to eat

linnealand

if she's such a witch, she might like a broom.

if i don't like someone, i enjoy giving them soap. it always makes me feel better. get her a soap basket.

another option is a photo album with pictures of the family. just make sure she's not in them. also, if you can, make sure your mom is.

you could also give her a large, framed picture of yourself.

or your halloween candy. an ant farm. hair dye. granny panties. clothing that's much too small. clothing that's much too big. used shoes. something she already owns. men's socks. diet pills. a cookbook. a vacuum. a mop. a toaster. acne treatments. a roll of stamps. a piggy bank. tampons. dog food. a baby mouse. stiletto heels. a can of flavored popcorn. a pumice stone. a book on divorce. a date with another man.

if we're being serious, i liked the scarf and gloves idea.

i have a step mother as of this year. i hadn't even thought of getting her a gift! now i'll need my own thread.

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