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21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:00 am
by lou lou belle
My son is twenty one soon, any ideas for a different kind of present?
He's in the navy and has seen quite a lot of far flung places already.
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:03 am
by chonsigirl
Send him memories of home and your love.
Little things you know he loves, and did when a young one.
His favorite magazine.
The latests photo of the family.
A bag of his favorite candy.
Oh, lots of things you could send to him.
And a card on how proud you are of him.
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:21 am
by flopstock
lou lou belle;1228152 wrote: My son is twenty one soon, any ideas for a different kind of present?
He's in the navy and has seen quite a lot of far flung places already.
I could send you a chicago cubs Tshirt.... bet he doesn't have one of those..:sneaky::D
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:22 am
by Nomad
lou lou belle;1228152 wrote: My son is twenty one soon, any ideas for a different kind of present?
He's in the navy and has seen quite a lot of far flung places already.
Condoms
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:11 am
by lou lou belle
chonsigirl;1228154 wrote: Send him memories of home and your love.
Little things you know he loves, and did when a young one.
His favorite magazine.
The latests photo of the family.
A bag of his favorite candy.
Oh, lots of things you could send to him.
And a card on how proud you are of him.
That's lovely i will start checking out the latest snaps.
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:14 am
by lou lou belle
flopstock;1228156 wrote: I could send you a chicago cubs Tshirt.... bet he doesn't have one of those..:sneaky::D
Thanks Flopstock, I think he is going to the States at the end of the year, but it could change as he is operational.
I am very proud of him, and cant believe he will be 21 soon. I need to get him something really special.
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:21 am
by Nomad
Something that is meaningful to you, something that belongs to you. An heirloom.
It should be something passed from the heart, something that he can put in a small box somewhere and 20 years from now gently pick it up and lovingly remember the day you gave it to him.
It should be a piece of you given to him in such a way that it becomes a sacred part of him that will forever remind him of his mother and her love.
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:25 am
by lou lou belle
Nomad;1228178 wrote: Something that is meaningful to you, something that belongs to you. An heirloom.
It should be something passed from the heart, something that he can put in a small box somewhere and 20 years from now gently pick it up and lovingly remember the day you gave it to him.
It should be a piece of you given to him in such a way that it becomes a sacred part of him that will forever remind him of his mother and her love.
That is lovely, i have a few little momento's i could give him.
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:05 pm
by Rapunzel
lou lou belle;1228152 wrote: My son is twenty one soon, any ideas for a different kind of present?
He's in the navy and has seen quite a lot of far flung places already.
A photograph album? To store photo's of all those far-flung places he's seen.
A tea-bag.
To remind him of home.
A mobile phone with all the bells and whistles. To email you his photo's from all those far-flung places he's seen.
A chunky piece of jewellery, like a neck chain or
a really nice watch.
Hope he has a great 21st! :-6
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:01 pm
by fuzzywuzzy
lou lou belle;1228152 wrote: My son is twenty one soon, any ideas for a different kind of present?
He's in the navy and has seen quite a lot of far flung places already.
Tradition in my family Lou lou is a pewter 'nip flask' embosted and engraved. Or A set of two pewter mugs again embosted and engraved. (They usually come in beautiful velvet lined boxes.) They are not to drink from on a regular basis but to keep for important ceremonies or celebrations. Eg: when you're son turns 40 or 50 or his wedding etc.
It should be a piece of you given to him in such a way that it becomes a sacred part of him that will forever remind him of his mother and her love.
Exactly the things I've mentioned are only given to children by the parents.
21st birthday present
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:25 pm
by along-for-the-ride
Nomad;1228178 wrote: Something that is meaningful to you, something that belongs to you. An heirloom.
It should be something passed from the heart, something that he can put in a small box somewhere and 20 years from now gently pick it up and lovingly remember the day you gave it to him.
It should be a piece of you given to him in such a way that it becomes a sacred part of him that will forever remind him of his mother and her love.
Much nicer than condoms.