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12-24-2007, 09:08 AM | #1 |
Always In My Heart Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Lone Star State
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| Gift Amount Question? Ok I have 2 dilemas.... 1. Apparently I bought my mom about 4-5gifts for christmas and my sisters I bought them each 1 gift.. I bought them the same style of robe one in pink the other yellow(their favorite colors)(16yr old and 41 yr old) but I feel like MAYBE now I should go get them another gift each? Hubby thinks Im nuts and that 1 gift is enough, he says she's your mom... you have a right to spoil her.. what should I do? 2. My cousin is coming over with his 2 boys .. so should I buy their kids a small gift ? That would mean if I do buy them a small gift I would need to get my other cousin's 3 girls something too? |
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12-24-2007, 09:14 AM | #2 |
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| I am the worst to give any advice b/c I will say "yes" to all of them, My cousin also came from Philly with his small daugther and I had not prepared for their visit, so I had to go out and get the little one a little something so she has a present to open tonight I feel bad not having something for her, As far as the parents they are just getting my cooking & entertainment
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12-24-2007, 09:14 AM | #3 |
T&T-DYNOMITE! Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Austin, TX
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| I hate that we all feel this way around this time of year. "Well I got this for one person, I should get something the same for someone else..." And LOADS of people feel obligated to buy things for people. All of the kids in our family usually do a little something extra for our parents just because they have done so much for us in our lives. So none of our siblings are disappointed if our parents got something nicer than what they got. I hope your sisters can understand that. And I also don't think you should fell obligated to shop for the kids, either. Just hosting their family and supplying them with good eats and good fun is all that matters I think. Plus it is SO last minute, do you really wanna keep shopping at this point? I don't! I sent my brother on my last christmas shopping errand! Happy holidays to you and yours, and I hope everyone focuses more on spending time together than who bought what for how much.
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12-24-2007, 09:19 AM | #4 |
Always In My Heart Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Lone Star State
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| thanks! I agree... I wish I could be like hubby and not care..lol I already had a little toy for the 3yr old and I just needed something for the 10 yr old... I might just get him a $5 gift card? Is that ok? for my sisters well who knows... I just hope they like the robes... they are always coming out in towels after showers and sometimes company is there and well they are a bit surprised..lol... we are going to my moms for dinner so I am just taking a pumpkin pie and cookies.. |
12-24-2007, 09:28 AM | #5 |
T&T-DYNOMITE! Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Austin, TX
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| I got a robe last year for Christmas and I love it! towels never do the job! I think a 10 year old would love a gift card. They feel like you are putting the power in their hands! Haha! I always tell people give a teen or preteen a visa gift card because then they can flash it around like they actually have a credit card, and they can spend it just about anywhere. Totally ups their cool factor!
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12-24-2007, 10:16 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California
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| Really, it is up to YOU what and who you buy for. No one else should expect or make you feel bad if you do or don't buy for some. But that being said, I am with you. We will be having 25 people here for Christmas dinner and I feel like I need to have something for each one. Some I bought more than one thing for and others I just got one thing for. Of course some are my grandkids and some are my brothers grandkids, so I DID buy more than one thing for my grandkids. My brother ansd sister-in-law who live a few blocks from me.. I bought more for them than I did for the brother that lives further away and I see less of. I think everyone will understand if you get more for your mom. MaYBE PUT ALL OF HER GIFTS INTO ONE BIG BAG.
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12-24-2007, 11:55 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ATX
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| Here is what we do in my family. On Christmas eve, my sister and brother (who are both 20+yrs older than me) gather at mine and moms house. My sister brings her two sons (26 and 30) and daughter (16 and 14) and fiance. The two sons also bring their significant others. My brother brings his wife and son (2yr old) and his daughter (20), usually shows up on her on (or with a bf, usually without letting us know ). Mom buys for everyone, but the gfs and bfs unless the bf and gfs have been around a lot and we know them. This year we havent' met Dans gf, so we don't have anything for her. And we didn't buy for the boy the 20 yr is living with/dating (mainly b/c she doesn't ask if she can bring him). But everyone else has a present (in the $30 range) from mom and I. My sister and brother only buy for mom (she gets LOADS of stuff from them, plus cash), and the kids under 18. So mainly everyone has one gift, the kids under 18 have 2 or 3 and mom has bunches. I think its perfectly fine for you to spend more on your mom, after all..she is your mom. Think of how much she has done for you!
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