Finding a suitable end-of-year gift for an educator can be difficult. Especially when that educator refuses – no matter how many times you ask – to give your child special treatment.
My Noah is gifted. He’s incredibly bright, artistic, curious and has a unique emotional intensity. He’s a talented piano player and a champion at chess. Plus, he has a top-notch personality. I’m not just saying that; everyone I tell agrees with me. Everyone except Ms Finley.
This year, I wanted to really stick it to Ms Finley. I needed a gift that said ‘I’m not impressed,’ and that also said, ‘Seriously, I am NOT impressed!’
The key to sticking it to your child’s educator is to find something impersonal. Something so boring that the moment they unwrap it, they realise they’ve done a terrible job at teaching your amazing child and the other 22 prep children over zoom in the middle of a pandemic.
There was no way I was going to give Ms Finley the pleasure of receiving a gift that Noah had made. Nor would I give her the joy of a homemade card. What, give her a piece of art that will be worth millions one day? I don’t think so!
I got Ms Finley a box of Ferrero Rocher and a $50 Myer Gift Card (that I bought with air miles. Lol!). The store-bought card simply said, ‘Merry Christmas From Noah.’
Checkmate, Ms Finley. Check. Mate.
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