I am not a materialistic man, I never have been. When my children asked what I wanted for Christmas, I asked for a note. Something I might carry in my wallet. I asked for a note on what they remembered most about being a member of my family. I have a son and a daughter, adopted, and a daughter from my first marriage. The adpted son and daughter I live with every day and love and support like no other did not respond to me at all.
As a father, all I wanted was a note from my son and my daughters, nothing more...
It seems that expressing warmth, memory and affection is too much to ask in 2009. Maybe next year?