Dec 09 2008
Sports & Christmas
You know, I have been a Chicago White Sox fan all my life and every Christmas I receive a gift of an opposing team. I really don’t understand why my family wants to torture me like that. I’m not a sports fan. I’m not a baseball fan. I’m a Chicago White Sox fan. Do I watch any other teams? No! Why can’t my family pick up on that? I even tell them what to buy. My mom is the biggest offender of all. Last year she said, “You wear too much black already. I wanted to buy you something with more color. You look so good in blue.” What the hell, mom?? Then she goes on a rant about how the White Sox shouldn’t be called the White Sox because they wear black socks. She has a point, but I don’t care what color socks they wear, that doesn’t effect why I like them.
I remember one year, I received a Pittsburgh Penguin hat from my sister and her husband. Now, I’m a Chicago Blackhawks fan. I have been for more entire life. My room is decked out in Blackhawks parafanalia. I have Hawks jackets, jerseys, and just about anything else you can name Blackhawks. So why on Earth would you give me a Penguins hat? This was even a few years after the Penguins beat the Hawks in Stanley Cup Finals. I went to a game and forgot I had the dumb thing on. Me with my stupid Penguins hat and Hawks jersey. I looked like a Hawks fan having an identity crisis, it even caught the eye of the mascot. Tommy Hawk was very disappointed in me. The whole thing was very embarrassing. I hated my sister for putting me in such a situation.
You’re probably asking yourself, why didn’t he just return it or just not wear it at all? Well, my family never saves receipts, and I always wear gifts. You gotta know your family had their heart in the right place and hats cost upwards to $30 to $40 now. That is a lot of money to just waste. However, if you get me a Cubs hat then that thing is on fire 2 minutes after opening it, that is just a given. Oh yeah, my brother got me a Red Wings hat a few years back, and as you can expect we don’t talk much anymore.
To this day, I have not recieved one Blackhawks or White Sox gift. I have recieved Cleveland Indians. I have recieved Kansas City Chiefs. I have recieved Seattle Seahawks. The irony of this is that I don’t even watch football. With the country in recession, I’m hoping that my family won’t be able to afford to buy me any gifts. Thank you bad economy!
