When I started thinking about my family, I was glad I had gone shopping for Christmas presents, last time I was home. When you're a truck driver, the ability to do much Christmas shopping is pretty limited. Most of the time, we (as truck drivers) only get to shop in truck stops. You can't really go home with a "load lock" (a bar that holds the cargo in place inside the trailer) as Mom's Christmas gift. If you do, you're liable to end up at the kiddy table, for Christmas dinner. But I was lucky to get members of my family to do the Christmas wrapping done for me.

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