**Title:** Gift Bag for 3 Yr Old
**What Happened:**
Last Saturday, I attended my niece’s third birthday party, sheepishly clutching a vibrant, sparkly gift bag. It was overflowing with Thomas the Tank Engine paraphernalia, a packet of glitter pens (bad idea), and a small stuffed dinosaur that squeaked melodiously. I was convinced I’d nailed the art of toddler gift-giving. As Elena unwrapped the items one by one, I noticed her parents’ eyes widening with each squeak and shimmer.
**Why It’s Funny:**
Turns out, Elena had developed an inexplicable aversion to Thomas the Tank Engine after a particularly unsettling episode where he crashed into the station master’s house. My carefully curated gift bag was received with a torrent of tears as the squeaky dinosaur seemed to add insult to injury, screeching at her in something like toddler Morse code for “abandon hope.” By the end of the party, the sparkly gift bag was repurposed to store Elena’s crayons, the glitter pens were confiscated by a wary dad, and the dinosaur found a new home in their dog’s bed.

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