A gift wrapped with a red bow rests beside a small wooden cross and green sprigs on mint cloth.

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Lloyd Chasseur

You know what mom? You know what I’m gonna get you next Christmas? A big wooden cross, so every time you feel unappreciated for all your sacrifices, you can climb up and nail yourself to it.

— The Ref · 1994

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Our interpretation.

Lloyd lashes out at his mother with a bitter, sarcastic gift idea: a big wooden cross so she can climb up and nail herself to it whenever she feels unappreciated. It's a cruel jab at her martyr complex, exaggerating her sacrifices into something absurdly dramatic.

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