Time to Retire Ben and Borden, Grant and King?
One of the problems, post Christmas, is having one or more hundred dollar bills in your wallet. This is the traditional Christmas gift in my family, from elder to younger. My dad hands me a $100 bill. My mother hands me a $100 bill. When my grandparents were alive that meant another couple $100 bills. I have one nephew which means I take one of the $100 bills given to me and simply pass it down to my nephew. I don’t even bother anymore to put it in a new Christmas card for my nephew. I simply remove the bill from my mother’s card, issue the customary mock surprise and real gratitude, and then put it in my pocket. Next day when I see my nephew, I just take it out of my pocket and hand it to my nephew. My nephew, being 17 years old, does not at all mind the lack of the personal touch.
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