Unwanted Gifts

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My parents, as I'm sure you've realized, have odd taste in decor.

This ostrich egg keeps getting moved around from spot to spot. It's almost like my mom can't decide what to do with it. I'll never forget her opening her "surprise" gift from my dad at Christmas a couple years ago and her staring DUMBFOUNDED at what he had bought her.

Dad: But look! It's an ostrich egg! With a lighthouse on it!

Granted, my mom loves lighthouses/coastal scenes and likes things to decorate the house with. But I never, ever remember her saying anything about having an ostrich egg obsession.

Dad: (disappointed) Well, I thought it was neat.