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What my dad, who died on Christmas Day, taught me by always giving awful presents
3:00am PST - December 24th, 2018 disneyland - USA TodayMy dad was a terrible gift-giver, but it didn't matter. We loved his awful presents because he loved sharing his favorite things with us kids.