The context makes it worse, but I’m just trying to gauge how fucked up normal people would find this, because being raised by this kind of person messed with my calibration.

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    It’s entirely possible for a mother & son to have a loving, honest, and very Open relationship. They can discuss anything and be supportive.

    Giving that kind of gift could fit right in with the dynamic. Or, a family could enjoy giving “gag gifts” and it could be one of those.

    It does not have to be a weird or bizarre gift.

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      Yeah, context is very important. It goes from fucking weird, to funny depending.

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      I fall into the latter category. At one point while I was growing up my dad gave my recently-divorced aunt a glow-in-the-dark vibrator for Christmas, and everyone thought it was hilarious. My sister and I had to pretend we didn’t understand what it was. Grandma I think maybe actually didn’t know what it was.

      I definitely also have known people who would be mortified to even hear that story, much less have it happen to them. It really does just depend on the dynamic.