Attheveryleast, likewhentheyrubdownmyankleswilljustbe a little a littletiny, flaccidtowcover.
Youknow, myparentsalsogotme.
Oh, noparentsalsogotthislittlebasketofchocolates, evenchocolateshopbackhomethat I wouldalwaysgotowhen I was a kidandmygrandmotherCrowshadethislittlepoopcoloredbasketforme.
I alsogotthisboxofchocolates, but I mayhaveeatenthemajorityofinthepastday, but, um, we'regonnaignorethatfactandpretendlike I havesomeselfcontrol.
Theyalsogotme 50 spicyDollarReno's, whichjokesaside, I actuallyreallyappreciatebecauseeversince I wasaround 14 they'vekindofgivenuponbuyingmerealpresencebecause I haveveryspecificandveryelusivetaste.
Sotheyjustkindofbeengivingmemoneyeversince.
Honestly, I hatethestigma.
Thatmoneyisn't a goodgift.
I feellikeit's justbeengeneratedbycommercialinterestinAmerica.
Theywantyoutobuy a giftcardorlike a bunchofuselessshitinstead.
Andthelastthing I gotformyparentsisthiscreditcard.
Wait, letmejustreadyouthenumbers.
It's 610 I askedthemtoaddmeasauthorizeduseralloftheircreditcardsinordertohelpmebuild a creditscore, whichisprobablydamn, thatis a fuckingadultsentence.
But I'm 20 now.
I don't have a creditscore, whichiskindofproblematicbecause I'm graduatingcollege.
Butit's beenhardformetoget a creditcardbecauseifyou'reunder 21 youneedproofofincomeandmyincomesourcesarejustfromfreelanceworkandfromYouTube, so I don't have a setyearlyormonthlyorhourlywagethat I canshowthebank.
Sothat's beenfunagain.
I'm notactuallyspendingmoneyonthesecords.
I'm justattachedas a useronmyparent's accountsothat I couldbuild a creditscore.
Allright, I don't knowwhy I justgaveyouguyslike a lessoninfinancials, butreally, I'm justgivingyouguysthegreatestChristmasgiftofall, whichisfinancialliteracy.
Soyou'rewelcome.
Oh, andtheyalsodon't bethislittlecard, which I thoughtwasverycute.
I wasgonnacallitdry, butthere's a sectioninthemiddlewithdo.
It's likesugarredo.
Okay, that's oneGoddamn, that's notfair.
Andtheyalsogotme a Nordstromgiftcard, whichwasverysweet.
I keepfeelingtheneedtosaythankyoutothecamera, eventhoughnoneofmyfamilymembersareevergonnawatchthis, so I'm justlikeputtingitoutintheuniverse.
Thanks, guys.
AndLeslie, I gotthisHungPao, whichhasah, 100 spicydollarReno's in.
Itisn't crashedtobeshowingyouhowmuchmoney I actuallygot.
I feellikethat's a littleobnoxious.
I'm sorry.
Mypointbeingisthatthisisfrom I believe I calledherandbeCampoformyauntLillian, dependingonhowwhite I'm feelingthatday, it's mymom's on, and I literallylike I don't rememberwhothisladyislike.
Sheprobablysawmelastwhen I was, like, fiveyearsold, so I'm notevensuresherecognizesmeeither.
Butanyways, thiswasverygenerous I'm gonnawriteher a reallynicethankyounote.
Sothatiseverythingthat I gotforChristmasSofar, althoughprobablyaround 1 to 2 weeksfromnow, I'm gonnagetanemailfromAmazonsayingthatmyotherownunclehavegivenme a giftcard, whichisactuallyreallyusefulbecause I buywaytoomuchshitonAmazonthat I don't need.
So I lookforwardtothem, enablingmyownhealthyspendinghabits.
Andthen I didn't getanythingformyothergrandpabecausehedoesn't reallyrememberwho I amanymore.
Hashtag, relatableteencontent.
Am I right, guys?
Realtalk, though.
I feellikeeverybodyhas a grandparentwhoeitherhascancerordoesn't havetheirmemoryanymoreorisstrugglinginsomewaybecauseoldageisreallynotgraceful.
Itwaslike a weirdconcept, but I thought I'd tryitout, especiallywithsocialmediaandalltheseYouTuberswhogetlike $5000 worthofgiftsshowereduponthemeveryChristmasandbirthday.
It's alsoaboutgettinginhismoneypettyargumentswithyourfamilyashumanlypossibleoverthecourseof a singleweek.
Andit's alsoaboutappreciatingtimewithpeople.
And I'm reallygratefulforeverythingthat I got.
Eventhoughhe's like a littlebitsarcasticaboutsomeevent, I hopethatyouguysdon't thinkthat I'm a spoiledbratoranythinglikethat.
I amreallygratefultoeverybodywhogavemestuff.
Oh, ifyou'rewonderingwhat I gotforpeopleforChristmas, I gotmymom a pairofUggslippersbecauseshe's beenwearingthesamesuperwornoutfuzzyslipperssinceliterallylike 10 yearsago, whenwestillgotthephysicalChristmascatalogsmailedtous, andwewouldlikefillout a mailorderforwhatwewantedfromtheChristmascatalog.
Shegotitfromoneofthose, andtheyarewornthin.
So I gothersomemugsandformydad, I thoughtthiswasactuallysosofuckingcool.
It's a kidwhereyoucanconstructyourown 35 millimetercamera, which I thoughtwassocoolbecausehe's verygoodatbuildingthings.
Andhealsolikesphotographyandstufflikethat.
Sohopefullywe'llbeabletotakesomecoolpicturesonit.
I alsogotDavidsomething, butwehaven't seeneachotherget.
And I don't wanttospoilitbecauseheactuallyreligiouslywatchesallofmyvideos.
But I havesomethinggoodplanforDavidto.
I'm gonnaactuallyshutup.
Now, Thankyouguyssomuchforwatching.
And I willseeyouguysinthenewyearwith a veryspecialvideo, huh?
Wow.
Okay, thatwasweird.
today I amwearingmyChristmasletterlikeChristmaspantsandmyChristmascrunchyandyouknowwhatthatmeans.
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