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Before Christmas, I went shopping at the mall and won a grand prize gift package. I was planning to share the prize with my kids at Christmas dinner, so we could all have a good time together. I opened the first box, and out floated a blue balloon. The moment my finger brushed it, it popped with a sharp bang. Suddenly, I could hear exactly what my children were thinking. 'Why can't this old crone just give us the money already?' 'Forcing us to eat together every single year... I can't stand being around these people.' 'Christmas is nothing but stress.'