Two questions

I think adults buying each other presents is ridiculous (with the possible exception of spouses). Stick to the children.

yea.. i agree... children get happy just with the trill of opening presents... even if you just give them junk they like to see a lot of presents... my wife always goes to the 99 cent store and gets them additional presents .. they like that.... The only grownup ive seen happy with their present is if they get something over $500 ... .. But maybe its just here

Roofingguy, that reminds me very much of my mother when my parents still had money. If she did not get a big piece of jewellery she was depressed the whole Christmas. The last Christmas we celebrated together was after their company went bankrupt. There was not a lot of money for presents so she made ginger marmalade for all of us. That was the best present I ever got from her.

Now, my husband and I spend Christmas evening at my sister's house. In Germany, the evening of Dec 24 is when we light the Christmas tree, sing songs and open presents. We give presents to my sister's sons only. For us grownups, we buy good food and wine and that's the best gift we could get. And being together...

my dad is 92 years old and every christmas he will either say:

"it cost you $..... right????"

or he will say:

"..... person gave me this gift . it costs $.......!!!!!"

and my systers inlaw hubby will ask:

"what did you get your wife????" ( I think if my wife gets a more expensive gift then her sys this guy gets in trouble.. )

i got frustated and last year i gave him a pack of socks and shape them in the wrapper as a gigant penis

And then there is the family of 8 that you break your head buying each one a gift figuring out what they like only to get in return one from all of them togheter...lmao


Regardless of all this comedy the best part is to see the baby in the nativity after seeing it empty for all this days :wink:

HAhaha!



Yeah...been there, so I started doing it back

Ah, just forget about 'em and buy more for the kids