Dad Gets Over Excited About Child’s Christmas Gift

Steve Hall

Dec. 19, 2005
1 min read

That’s just so not the way to thrust readers into a Slate story about what gifts not to give. Or, maybe it is. After all, doing that to a puppy isn’t exactly a nice gift to give now is it? Especially when your kid is watching. Courtesy Gawker.

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