I tried for years to get people to stop sending me gifts. Every year, I told people that I didn’t want to celebrate Christmas, and that I neither wanted to receive nor give gifts, but everybody sent me gifts anyway, so I felt obligated to send something in return. Then one year I told everybody that if they sent me something, they wouldn’t receive anything in return. I haven’t gotten a Christmas present since, which shows that, no matter what people say, Christmas isn’t about giving, it’s about getting.
I buy presents for my brother, sister in law, and their son and two daughters. The daughters are both married with children (the elder daughter has two sons (ages 6 and 1) and a daughter (age 3). The younger has two sons (one is two years old and the other will be turning one in March). Those are the people I buy gifts for. Most of them live in DC, except the younger daughter who lives in New Orleans. I used to buy gifts for my late sister’s family, who is largely in NY. But now I just send cards to my brother in law, his sons and their families. I don’t spend a lot on gifts, but I do try to get something I know they will like. But that is how I handle the holiday.
I heard one comedian who said his mother gifted him something clearly unsuitable every year, but she would include a receipt, so he could return it. So instead of a useful gift, she was giving him cash in the form of an unnecessarily complicated return process. :)
SnowBunny12 about 1 month ago
If I bought a $300 gift for my mom she’d think I’d gone crazy because I don’t have $300 to spend on anyone.
Purple People Eater about 1 month ago
I tried for years to get people to stop sending me gifts. Every year, I told people that I didn’t want to celebrate Christmas, and that I neither wanted to receive nor give gifts, but everybody sent me gifts anyway, so I felt obligated to send something in return. Then one year I told everybody that if they sent me something, they wouldn’t receive anything in return. I haven’t gotten a Christmas present since, which shows that, no matter what people say, Christmas isn’t about giving, it’s about getting.
Northgalus2002 about 1 month ago
I buy presents for my brother, sister in law, and their son and two daughters. The daughters are both married with children (the elder daughter has two sons (ages 6 and 1) and a daughter (age 3). The younger has two sons (one is two years old and the other will be turning one in March). Those are the people I buy gifts for. Most of them live in DC, except the younger daughter who lives in New Orleans. I used to buy gifts for my late sister’s family, who is largely in NY. But now I just send cards to my brother in law, his sons and their families. I don’t spend a lot on gifts, but I do try to get something I know they will like. But that is how I handle the holiday.
mistercatworks about 1 month ago
I heard one comedian who said his mother gifted him something clearly unsuitable every year, but she would include a receipt, so he could return it. So instead of a useful gift, she was giving him cash in the form of an unnecessarily complicated return process. :)
She claimed gift cards were too impersonal.
rgcviper about 1 month ago
Looks like comic Cathy has gift-giving prioritization straight … (◔_◔)
HI, MOM. Happy Sunday, Clan.