In laws say they will not exchange gifts with us adults this Christmas, only kids. I'm sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just give them their gifts and expect nothing in return. If you truy enjoy gift giving for the giving it should be no problem. I really do not understand your sadness over this. Personally, my life is really busy and I am grateful when I do not need to worry about gifts for a commercialized holiday. We spend the day with family on Christmas and enjoy each others company (the adults that is-I do get my kids a few things). Really, why the need for gifts as a grown up? I really do not get it.

Couldn't agree more

[Anonymous]

And I was just telling my husband we should convince his family to stop giving gifts to the adults because it seems like such a waste (why don't we all take that $500 and spend it on ourselves?! Merry Xmas!).

Fill your need to buy/give things at Xmas by picking up several needy children to give presents too.

[Anonymous]

Op ~ get over it

[Anonymous]

I'm so glad this old thread was resurrected. I suffer from something 11/17/2013 00:04 alluded to. I have 2 sils and 1 bil who have never married. None of them have children. They are ridiculous about gifts. Their expectations about our obligations to them during the holidays are extreme. My family is large as is my dh's. We finally stood up to them a few years ago and stopped the insanity. No more gifting the adults. They are angry about it to this day and it has ruined our relationship. We are all in our 40s-50s.

Op, donate time at a gift wrapping charity and use your mad skillz there.