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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 326570" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Heather--</p><p> </p><p>I understand exactly where you are coming from....</p><p> </p><p>It's the holiday, so it's a good time to buy difficult child something she needs anyway...and may as well buy something that will last. Makes perfect sense...</p><p> </p><p>But then, there is DF, making you feel guilty about not rewarding easy child with gifts for all that he's done for you (and goodness knows he deserves it!). And easy child had only a modest request and he was so understanding about the tight finances--it just breaks your heart!</p><p> </p><p>Ugghhh!!!</p><p> </p><p>Now, step back for a moment....</p><p> </p><p>What right does DF have to tell you how to spend your money in the first place? She KNOWS that money is tight. She could just have easily have offered to chip in or otherwise split the cost of a much more expensive gift if she was truly concerned about easy child having something just as nice as difficult child's laptop.</p><p> </p><p>I also vote for returning the expensive GPS system. Spend the money instead on a joint gift for them to share....maybe a gift card to a restaurant or something. </p><p> </p><p>Try not to beat yourself up....</p><p> </p><p>It will be OK.</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyFace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 326570, member: 6546"] Heather-- I understand exactly where you are coming from.... It's the holiday, so it's a good time to buy difficult child something she needs anyway...and may as well buy something that will last. Makes perfect sense... But then, there is DF, making you feel guilty about not rewarding easy child with gifts for all that he's done for you (and goodness knows he deserves it!). And easy child had only a modest request and he was so understanding about the tight finances--it just breaks your heart! Ugghhh!!! Now, step back for a moment.... What right does DF have to tell you how to spend your money in the first place? She KNOWS that money is tight. She could just have easily have offered to chip in or otherwise split the cost of a much more expensive gift if she was truly concerned about easy child having something just as nice as difficult child's laptop. I also vote for returning the expensive GPS system. Spend the money instead on a joint gift for them to share....maybe a gift card to a restaurant or something. Try not to beat yourself up.... It will be OK. --DaisyFace [/QUOTE]
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