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¡¡¡¡As a single parent of four children, money was always tight£®It was Christmas time, and although there wasn't money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party£®But the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ¡¡¡¡1¡¡¡¡£®
¡¡¡¡They planned weeks ahead of time, asking ¡¡¡¡2¡¡¡¡ what they wanted for Christmas£®luckily, I have saved ¡ç120 for ¡¡¡¡3¡¡¡¡ to share by all five of us£®
¡¡¡¡The big ¡¡¡¡4¡¡¡¡ arrived£®I gave each kid a twenty£dollar bill and ¡¡¡¡5¡¡¡¡ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each£®Then everyone scattered(É¢¿ª)£®We had two hours to shop£®Then we would ¡¡¡¡6¡¡¡¡ back at the ¡° Santa's Workshop£®¡±
¡¡¡¡Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits ¡¡¡¡7¡¡¡¡ my younger daughter, Tina, who was unusual ¡¡¡¡8¡¡¡¡£®She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies£fifty£cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn't say anything ¡¡¡¡9¡¡¡¡ we got home£®I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ¡¡¡¡10¡¡¡¡ to be angry again£®This is what she told me£º
¡¡¡¡¡° I was looking ¡¡¡¡11¡¡¡¡ thinking of what to buy, and I ¡¡¡¡12¡¡¡¡ to read the title cards on the ¡®Giving Trees£®¡¯ One was for a little girl, four years old£®And all she ¡¡¡¡13¡¡¡¡ for Christmas was a doll£®So I took the card off the tree and ¡¡¡¡14¡¡¡¡ the doll for her£®We have so much and she doesn't have anything£®¡±
¡¡¡¡I never felt so ¡¡¡¡15¡¡¡¡ as I did that day£®
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