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<blockquote data-quote="Mamaof5" data-source="post: 391657"><p>I'll tell you something that is going to make some people gag...it makes me gag...</p><p></p><p>One year I spent 5000 dollars on Xmas...I had it to do but now I don't spend more than my budget cap of 1500 or less. Last year I hit way under the budget cap at 800 bucks. You want to know something really interesting? The kids don't care what they get honestly in the end...They just care about quality over quantity in all honesty. My kids prefer one quality gift with lots of good companionship and food. Maybe I'm just lucky but I find that the 5000 dollar Xmas they weren't happy like they were with the 800 dollar Xmas.</p><p></p><p>I grew up with 10,000 dollar Xmas' from my parents and I can say (even as a grown adult too they did this before they split) I hated it. I hated the fact that there was too much stuff and too little emotional connection. Commercializing Xmas (regardless of culture or religion) makes it feel fake. You have more than enough there money wise to make a quality Xmas for all the grand kids and KT's kids.</p><p></p><p>It should never be about the money or the gifts, it should be about what heart felt feelings are behind that gift. The desire to want to gift someone not because you have to or are obligated to. Now a days, I use Xmas as an excuse to get much needed things for the kids rather than what is wanted (granted one or two gifts are desire gifts rather than necessity gifts of course, can kill the fun of gifting at Xmas entirely right?)</p><p></p><p>I usually ask for a list from each of the kids and pick from that list of desires (one or two) then add the rest as necessities. I'll never spend 5G ever again, just was not fun at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mamaof5, post: 391657"] I'll tell you something that is going to make some people gag...it makes me gag... One year I spent 5000 dollars on Xmas...I had it to do but now I don't spend more than my budget cap of 1500 or less. Last year I hit way under the budget cap at 800 bucks. You want to know something really interesting? The kids don't care what they get honestly in the end...They just care about quality over quantity in all honesty. My kids prefer one quality gift with lots of good companionship and food. Maybe I'm just lucky but I find that the 5000 dollar Xmas they weren't happy like they were with the 800 dollar Xmas. I grew up with 10,000 dollar Xmas' from my parents and I can say (even as a grown adult too they did this before they split) I hated it. I hated the fact that there was too much stuff and too little emotional connection. Commercializing Xmas (regardless of culture or religion) makes it feel fake. You have more than enough there money wise to make a quality Xmas for all the grand kids and KT's kids. It should never be about the money or the gifts, it should be about what heart felt feelings are behind that gift. The desire to want to gift someone not because you have to or are obligated to. Now a days, I use Xmas as an excuse to get much needed things for the kids rather than what is wanted (granted one or two gifts are desire gifts rather than necessity gifts of course, can kill the fun of gifting at Xmas entirely right?) I usually ask for a list from each of the kids and pick from that list of desires (one or two) then add the rest as necessities. I'll never spend 5G ever again, just was not fun at all. [/QUOTE]
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