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TatumsMom · 12-04-2008, 09:27 AM

My mom just sent me an email yesterday that a co-worker of her's sent out. This woman and her 9 year old daughter both had really long hair and decided to cut it off and donate it to Locks of Love for their Christmas giving this year. She was so proud of her daughter for making the sacrifice and understanding the meaning of it all. Even better (but only superficially

) is that they both look really great with the shorter hair. The mom looks years younger and the daughter looks fabulous too. I thought it was really sweet and she posted a bunch of pictures of before, during and after also.

princess chloe · 12-04-2008, 09:33 AM

My kids are over indulged all year around,if I would just say NO ,,then Christmas could be better. I am the one that worries that they dont have enough,they are really great kids they would be happy with anything.Over Christmas vacation we will be voluntering at the humane society and the soup kitchen,also my kids got all their toys,clothes and coats that they dont use together to donate to the homeless shelter.

princess chloe · 12-04-2008, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TatumsMom

My mom just sent me an email yesterday that a co-worker of her's sent out. This woman and her 9 year old daughter both had really long hair and decided to cut it off and donate it to Locks of Love for their Christmas giving this year. She was so proud of her daughter for making the sacrifice and understanding the meaning of it all. Even better (but only superficially

) is that they both look really great with the shorter hair. The mom looks years younger and the daughter looks fabulous too. I thought it was really sweet and she posted a bunch of pictures of before, during and after also.

That is so sweet!!

TatumsMom · 12-04-2008, 09:36 AM

Oh, wanted to add one other thing. I figure we are actually spending about $100 more on each kid this year but it will be for clothes. I usually just buy things as they need it and they use their own money to buy things also but when it comes to things that aren't really "necessary", they don't usually get them. So I plan on wrapping each of them a $100 bill with a note saying that we (me and the girls) are going shopping right after Christmas for winter clothes that THEY want. This is probably money I would have spent anyway on clothes but I think they'll enjoy it more for being able to shop with me and pick out stuff that I might not deem necessary (although there will be limits of course). And knowing them, they'll be pretty frugal too since it's a limited amount of money and they'll want to make the most of it. A gift with a "love message" and a "teaching lesson".

mkawczak · 12-04-2008, 09:38 AM

I have two teens. My oldest turns 17 on 12/23,so he wanted the Ipod touch. So I got it.250.00 Both kids wanted the xbox 360 with Guitar Hero World Tour,that is over $600.00. My daughter wanted Nightmare Before Christmas Bed set $150.00 I also get them the staples.Perfume/Cologne socks underwear,cd's . My kids love their stockings the best. I individually wrap everything..I buy for my crew first and then buy for the others...When they are younger you can get away with more.Bigger Kids..bigger price tags...We've been blessed with my husbands side business (roofing) and as long as I've been buying the kids electonics they use them everyday,so I feel I get my moneys worth TEN FOLD!!!!

Carterna · 12-04-2008, 09:47 AM

I think that how much is "okay" to spend on Christmas is different for every person and there is nothing wrong with that. I myself grew up fortunate because my mother relied on welfare and organizations to provide christmas gifts for us kids. I think that as I got older I appreciated Christmas more and just giving to other people because of it. I am now in college and make all my gifts. I have 9 siblings, 5 parents (two parents, two step-parents, and one ex-step parent), and they all seem to really enjoy hand made presents. Like this year:
I'll make calendars for my parents that have pictures of us kids in them
Handmade Coloring books for the lil kids
Handmade Candles for the women
Jars w/mixed recipes: cocoa mix, cake mix, etc.
I will buy cookie tins from Goodwill (they have a 50% sale coming up)

and fill them with treats such as christmas cookies and peanut butter brittle

I think we remember homemade gifts vs. store bought ones more.

RONLYNN · 12-04-2008, 11:24 AM

Well I don't have any kids myself but I have a neice and nephews to buy for. I usually end up spending about $100 to $150 on each of them. I will tell you all that when I was little I believed in Santa Claus until I was in Junior High (but I didn't tell anyone) because I would always try to add up how much all my presents cost and once I got to over $100 I thought there HAS to be a Santa because there is no way a mom and dad would have THAT much money to buy gifts for all of us so there just has to be a santa that helps them!! LOL

Mybabyboymax · 12-04-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RONLYNN

Well I don't have any kids myself but I have a neice and nephews to buy for. I usually end up spending about $100 to $150 on each of them. I will tell you all that when I was little I believed in Santa Claus until I was in Junior High (but I didn't tell anyone) because I would always try to add up how much all my presents cost and once I got to over $100 I thought there HAS to be a Santa because there is no way a mom and dad would have THAT much money to buy gifts for all of us so there just has to be a santa that helps them!! LOL

LOL my little ones (6 and 7) believe in santa my 13 yr old doesnt. However they all know the true meaning of christmas which i think is most important. My mom never let us believe there was a santa, till this day she says she isnt giving a big fat man credit for all the sacrifices she made for us to get the gifts LOL

Yorkiedaze · 12-04-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bchgirl

And that comment is....pretty judgemental.

Just my own observations, not intended to hurt anyones feelings, and not open to debate.

Ichabob · 12-04-2008, 12:08 PM

we don't have a fixed amount for christmas. we have 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren and twins on the way. we are just thankful to have our whole family together our son is home from Iraq for awhile what more could we want.
We have everything that matters right here.

Yorkiedaze · 12-04-2008, 12:13 PM

Anyway thank you for posting that video. It brought back the year my boys were small and didn't get what they wanted for Christmas because it was over the top. They were so upset that I decided right then they would not get anything next Christmas. Starting in July I taught them how to mix, pour, fire and paint ceramic pieces for gifts. I also bought a book on dough art and they made, baked and painted what they molded by hand and by cutters. Two wrote poems and one drew different pictures. They had such a wonderful time. Then before Christmas we took some things to the old folks home and some just cried. That about tore my boys heart out. We then took some things to kids who were in the hospital that were either not doing well at all, or were from poor homes. They were totally humbled. My boys are grown men, and they still talk about that Christmas and how it changed their view on Christmas. Now it's wonderful to see how they manage to do the same with their kids.

chachi · 12-04-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mybabyboymax

LOL my little ones (6 and 7) believe in santa my 13 yr old doesnt. However they all know the true meaning of christmas which i think is most important. My mom never let us believe there was a santa, till this day she says she isnt giving a big fat man credit for all the sacrifices she made for us to get the gifts LOL

LOL your Mom sounds like a hoot

mackymom · 12-04-2008, 12:36 PM

I like you spend $800.00 to $1000. per child. I grew up with very extravagant parents.... This year my son being 23 and married and my daughter 18 I have told them that this year will be different. My budget is - $300. split between my son and D-I-L and $300.00 for my daughter....I have needed to cut back for a few years now..BUT I love giving at Christmas! My kids are not spoiled by any means. Throughout the year they didnt receive every new gadget or new clothing style that came out ...We waited for Christmas.....They grew up to be perfectly fine adults and no one would ever consider them as spoiled. I still remember when I was little waking up Christmas morning peeking around the corner to find a living room floor covered with gifts then having to wait for my grandparents to arrive to watch me, my sister and brothers open our gifts!! lol....To be young again!!! Do what makes you happy.....Spend what you can afford!...

Lucia · 12-04-2008, 01:00 PM

My kids are 4 and 1 and we've spent about £100 on each of them (not sure what that is in $) like others have said, they'll be happy with anything - my eldest especially loves to make things so she's got lots of art and craft things this year, and they also both love books. I'll buy a present for my mum and my dad, but they don't buy for me or my sister because they buy for our children instead. xxx xxx

wonderwoman41 · 12-04-2008, 04:43 PM

Thanks everyone for the great comments. My daughter is making me something for Christmas. I will tell you what, I rather have her then anything that money can buy. I love it when she makes me something.

12-04-2008, 09:27 AM	#46
TatumsMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX Posts: 2,799	My mom just sent me an email yesterday that a co-worker of her's sent out. This woman and her 9 year old daughter both had really long hair and decided to cut it off and donate it to Locks of Love for their Christmas giving this year. She was so proud of her daughter for making the sacrifice and understanding the meaning of it all. Even better (but only superficially ) is that they both look really great with the shorter hair. The mom looks years younger and the daughter looks fabulous too. I thought it was really sweet and she posted a bunch of pictures of before, during and after also. __________________ ~ Angie

12-04-2008, 09:33 AM	#47
princess chloe Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: gibsonburg,ohio Posts: 121	My kids are over indulged all year around,if I would just say NO ,,then Christmas could be better. I am the one that worries that they dont have enough,they are really great kids they would be happy with anything.Over Christmas vacation we will be voluntering at the humane society and the soup kitchen,also my kids got all their toys,clothes and coats that they dont use together to donate to the homeless shelter. __________________ princess chloe

12-04-2008, 09:36 AM	#49
TatumsMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX Posts: 2,799	Oh, wanted to add one other thing. I figure we are actually spending about $100 more on each kid this year but it will be for clothes. I usually just buy things as they need it and they use their own money to buy things also but when it comes to things that aren't really "necessary", they don't usually get them. So I plan on wrapping each of them a $100 bill with a note saying that we (me and the girls) are going shopping right after Christmas for winter clothes that THEY want. This is probably money I would have spent anyway on clothes but I think they'll enjoy it more for being able to shop with me and pick out stuff that I might not deem necessary (although there will be limits of course). And knowing them, they'll be pretty frugal too since it's a limited amount of money and they'll want to make the most of it. A gift with a "love message" and a "teaching lesson". __________________ ~ Angie

12-04-2008, 09:38 AM	#50
mkawczak Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,320 Blog Entries: 3	I have two teens. My oldest turns 17 on 12/23,so he wanted the Ipod touch. So I got it.250.00 Both kids wanted the xbox 360 with Guitar Hero World Tour,that is over $600.00. My daughter wanted Nightmare Before Christmas Bed set $150.00 I also get them the staples.Perfume/Cologne socks underwear,cd's . My kids love their stockings the best. I individually wrap everything..I buy for my crew first and then buy for the others...When they are younger you can get away with more.Bigger Kids..bigger price tags...We've been blessed with my husbands side business (roofing) and as long as I've been buying the kids electonics they use them everyday,so I feel I get my moneys worth TEN FOLD!!!! __________________ N.Y. 'S FINESTPONGO,AIDEN,HARLEY, KI-KI ,GARFIELD ,MINI-ME

12-04-2008, 09:47 AM	#51
Carterna Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A Posts: 225	I think that how much is "okay" to spend on Christmas is different for every person and there is nothing wrong with that. I myself grew up fortunate because my mother relied on welfare and organizations to provide christmas gifts for us kids. I think that as I got older I appreciated Christmas more and just giving to other people because of it. I am now in college and make all my gifts. I have 9 siblings, 5 parents (two parents, two step-parents, and one ex-step parent), and they all seem to really enjoy hand made presents. Like this year: I'll make calendars for my parents that have pictures of us kids in them Handmade Coloring books for the lil kids Handmade Candles for the women Jars w/mixed recipes: cocoa mix, cake mix, etc. I will buy cookie tins from Goodwill (they have a 50% sale coming up) and fill them with treats such as christmas cookies and peanut butter brittle I think we remember homemade gifts vs. store bought ones more. __________________ LOVE MOOSE & MOMMY R.I.P. IZZY

12-04-2008, 11:24 AM	#52
RONLYNN Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 1,635	Well I don't have any kids myself but I have a neice and nephews to buy for. I usually end up spending about $100 to $150 on each of them. I will tell you all that when I was little I believed in Santa Claus until I was in Junior High (but I didn't tell anyone) because I would always try to add up how much all my presents cost and once I got to over $100 I thought there HAS to be a Santa because there is no way a mom and dad would have THAT much money to buy gifts for all of us so there just has to be a santa that helps them!! LOL __________________ Ronda & Teddi PPU - Petite Pups United Member The PINK Club Member **

12-04-2008, 12:08 PM	#55
Ichabob YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lucedale ms Posts: 707	we don't have a fixed amount for christmas. we have 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren and twins on the way. we are just thankful to have our whole family together our son is home from Iraq for awhile what more could we want. We have everything that matters right here. __________________ Proud to be a Marine Mom (R.I.P.) Ichabob

12-04-2008, 12:13 PM	#56
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	Anyway thank you for posting that video. It brought back the year my boys were small and didn't get what they wanted for Christmas because it was over the top. They were so upset that I decided right then they would not get anything next Christmas. Starting in July I taught them how to mix, pour, fire and paint ceramic pieces for gifts. I also bought a book on dough art and they made, baked and painted what they molded by hand and by cutters. Two wrote poems and one drew different pictures. They had such a wonderful time. Then before Christmas we took some things to the old folks home and some just cried. That about tore my boys heart out. We then took some things to kids who were in the hospital that were either not doing well at all, or were from poor homes. They were totally humbled. My boys are grown men, and they still talk about that Christmas and how it changed their view on Christmas. Now it's wonderful to see how they manage to do the same with their kids. __________________ AZRAEL RAZAEL JILLI ANN

12-04-2008, 12:36 PM	#58
mackymom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 187	I like you spend $800.00 to $1000. per child. I grew up with very extravagant parents.... This year my son being 23 and married and my daughter 18 I have told them that this year will be different. My budget is - $300. split between my son and D-I-L and $300.00 for my daughter....I have needed to cut back for a few years now..BUT I love giving at Christmas! My kids are not spoiled by any means. Throughout the year they didnt receive every new gadget or new clothing style that came out ...We waited for Christmas.....They grew up to be perfectly fine adults and no one would ever consider them as spoiled. I still remember when I was little waking up Christmas morning peeking around the corner to find a living room floor covered with gifts then having to wait for my grandparents to arrive to watch me, my sister and brothers open our gifts!! lol....To be young again!!! Do what makes you happy.....Spend what you can afford!...

12-04-2008, 01:00 PM	#59
Lucia Twinkle & Wicket's Mum Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, England Posts: 2,197	My kids are 4 and 1 and we've spent about £100 on each of them (not sure what that is in $) like others have said, they'll be happy with anything - my eldest especially loves to make things so she's got lots of art and craft things this year, and they also both love books. I'll buy a present for my mum and my dad, but they don't buy for me or my sister because they buy for our children instead. xxx xxx __________________ Love from Claire (Me!) mummy to skindaughters Mia and Lucia, furdaughter Twinkleand fursons Wicket and Ozzy 'Treat stressful situations like a dog; pee on them then walk away.'

12-04-2008, 04:43 PM	#60
wonderwoman41 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Owensboro, KY Posts: 130 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks everyone for the great comments. My daughter is making me something for Christmas. I will tell you what, I rather have her then anything that money can buy. I love it when she makes me something.