All I Want for Christmas...(grade)

Every year, just after Thanksgiving, my parents pound me with questions about want I want for Christmas. I hate asking for too much and sounding like a brat so I never reveal the giant list I make in my mind. In the beginning of the season I reply to their nagging simply by saying "I don't know" or "surprise me". As time goes on, I become impatient with their persistent interrogating so my answers become rude and sarcastic "What do I want for Christmas? How about you guys leave me alone?! that's all I want!". Rude remarks are exactly what I try to avoid, so this year I have a plan: I'm going to make a list so my parents don't need to play detective.

I decided to send my list to my parents by email, and as I sat staring blankly at the computer screen, music was all that could come to mind. As I'm maturing, I'm starting to see what I want to do with my life, and I know I want to stick with music for sure. I guess this shows how I need to get my priorities straight. Is music really my top priority?

I also asked for gift cards for clothing stores. I don't trust my parents with picking out clothes for me, so gift cards are the perfect solution. But clothing? I've never asked for clothes before. When I was little and my brother would get excited to open a pack of socks, I thought he was crazy, but I'm starting to see why it'd be worth getting excited about. With everything going on in my life right now, I have neither the time or the desire to go shopping like I used to. I can't be care-free and shopping all the time, I need to get work done.

I concluded my listing by asking my parents to refrain from spending a fortune on me. I'm in high school which means college is just around the corner, and I want as many options as possible. My family is decently stable, so I'm not sure what I'm worrying about, I'm just the kind of person who wants to be more than prepared. I want to be responsible and successful, and seeing so many other people fail at doing this, I seem to feel like money would make that go away.

This years wish list is basically a sign of maturity. My mind is preoccupied with what I can do to make my future better, but maybe I should step aside and Christmas to indulge myself. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!