When we were kids, Christmas wasn’t subtle.

You made sure everyone knew what you wanted.
You dragged every adult in your life to the toy store “just to look.” You poured over catalogues with your siblings, memorizing every page and every possibility.

In this episode, I tell the story of the one gift I wanted more than anything — the Lego Black Seas Barracuda — and the long wait that came with it. A story of sibling betrayal, the longest Christmas Eve of my life, and the quiet fear that the thing you wanted most might disappear before Christmas morning.

Along the way, I reflect on what made Christmas feel so magical when we were kids — not just the gifts themselves, but the love and care behind them, and how simple acts by others become memories you cherish for the rest of your life .

This episode is about wanting, waiting, and the people who made Christmas feel larger than life.