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I don't remember it but my mother has told me that when I was quite young (maybe 3? so 1986) I announced I wanted a computer for christmas just a day or two before hand. Apparently my dad spent quite the late night searching for a computer for a preschooler and that christmas I got a fisher price computer - you pushed the buttons and a series of pictures would scroll up the screen. Though I don't remember that christmas morning I do remember many years of clicking away on MY computer in my dad's cubical on take your daughter to work day. :)

A couple years later I one of the department stores had a big pile of stuffed golden retriever puppies. My mom let me carry one around while we shopped and by the time we were finished I'd named it and fallen in love with it, but dutifully put it back in the pile when it was time to leave since that had been the deal. My mom went back so that I could get one from Santa only to find they were all sold out. She spotted one being held behind the counter and when she inquired about it it was being held for someone. She stayed at the store all night and they finally let her buy it 5 minutes before closing. It ended up being one of the toys I loved about to death and dragged around with me everywhere.

I don't remember being particularly spoiled as a child but apparently my parents had a good sense of what would matter to me most as a child. :)