I'm rather active on Reddit so when I saw recurring advertisements for a Secret Santa exchange, I got really excited. You give a gift, receive a gift. And thanks to the accessibility that the internet gives us, one can easily personalize a gift by stalking their giftee. When stalking, you'll often find strange or surprising things, especially when stalking Redditors :P The surprising thing about me, that you probably wouldn't have guessed, is that I'm a 14 year old boy. I know, I know. That's very young. I'd be surprised myself if there were an even younger Redditor participating in this Secret Santa exchange.

I signed up for this on my own behalf, independently, so my parents were not at all aware of what I was doing. When I finally did tell them, they were very skeptical and untrusting of random strangers having access to my home address. Stranger danger yada yada. They didn't want me sending anything to anyone. Fortunately, Christmas came early this year. My Santa had the gifts shipped yesterday and they arrived today. I would've waited to open them, but my parents would thing I'm hiding something from them. I opened up the light box that was delivered to my front doorstep via Amazon and I was overjoyed. Never has opening a gift been more enjoyable in my life. All you Secret Santas, your gifts look way better than anything I've gotten from friends. That's probably because my Santa got me 3 gifts, but each one is really great.

Gift 1 is an awesome vinyl figurine of Jake the Dog from Adventure Time, which I am a big fan of. Gift 2 is a pack of Papermate mechanical pencils that was on my Amazon wishlist. Next time I need more mechanical pencils, I'll be able to save a trip to the store thanks to these. And last but not least, gift 3 is an amazing cleaning kit and carrying case for my Nintendo 3DS handheld system. It has extra screen protectors, a cleaning cloth, an air blower pump cleaner thingy, and a fancy carrying case that will protect my 3DS from dirt, dust, and any damages.

After having shown my parents how amazingly kind strangers can be, my parents are no longer skeptical or untrusting of Redditors. They're actually interested in helping me pick out a gift for my giftee. They also seem to have more trust and faith in my instincts and I. So thank you to the Santa who had me as their giftee. I love the gifts and I love that they came from the heart of an anonymous person. I'm definitely going to be participating in next year's Secret Santa exchange.

P.S. I participated in this Secret Santa exchange even though I'm not Christian. Chanukkah has come early :) It proves to show that everyone can enjoy the holidays this time of the year, whether you celebrate them or not. After all, who doesn't love gifts? Thank you Reddit Gifts!