Comments on: A Philosophy of (Non) Gift-Giving http://janefriedman.com/2010/02/28/a-philosophy-of-non-gift-giving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-philosophy-of-non-gift-giving Being human at electric speed: Exploring what it means to be a writer in the digital age Thu, 17 May 2012 07:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jane Friedman http://janefriedman.com/2010/02/28/a-philosophy-of-non-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Jane Friedman Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:59:00 +0000 http://janefriedman.com/?p=408#comment-727 Damn, I was hoping to just get out of it altogether! Damn, I was hoping to just get out of it altogether!

]]> By: Colin http://janefriedman.com/2010/02/28/a-philosophy-of-non-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Colin Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:00 +0000 http://janefriedman.com/?p=408#comment-762 "But I have no idea what would be helpful or meaningful in their lives—just as they have no idea what would be helpful in mine." Ask. 'What would you like for your birthday?' They'll tell you. Then you'll know. And you won't waste your hardearned. And they'll actually get something they wanted. “But I have no idea what would be helpful or meaningful in their lives—just as they have no idea what would be helpful in mine.”

Ask.

‘What would you like for your birthday?’

They’ll tell you.

Then you’ll know.

And you won’t waste your hardearned.

And they’ll actually get something they wanted.

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