Reminds me of gifts that do require sacrifice and waiting and maybe never getting. My parents were way on the other side of rich, but we had what we needed. They still made sure that periodically I got some really nice stuff.
One gift I still treasure and use is a Selmer Signet Special clarinet. Cost $125, big money 50 years ago. The music store is still there across the street from the high school.
I played that clarinet the last two years of high school and the first year of college before I switched majors and got way too busy to continue music for a long while.
Later my youngest daughter played that clarinet in middle school. Now I'm still playing it in community band. Mom and Dad, you got your money's worth! Not many gifts last 50 years and are still going.
