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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow - I feel like I've really overdone it in the past. I've always taken a week's cost of daycare and divided it between her teachers. This year DD has 4 teachers. There are two that are with her all day - I planned to give them $80 each. There are 2 that are with DD in the late afternoons until pickup - I had thought $50 each. But, I hate to give less because I've given that much in years past. I save $X each month and at the end of the year divide it out more based on the number of hours spent with my child each day (if it's only 2 or 3, that would be different than someone spending 8 hours with DD). [/quote] I'm sorry, but holiday gifts are not mandatory. The teachers have no way of knowing whether your family has had any financial crises over the last year. If you had had a financial crises or if one of the financial earners had lost a job, had hours cut back, etc, wouldn't you have to cut back on holiday gifts? It's been a tough few years and no one knows your family financial situation. If they are going to judge you because you give a holiday gift, but it isn't as nice as last year's gift, then I'm not sure this is the type of person that I want to be teaching my children, otherwise you'll end up with a Dudley Dursley for a child. We donate a lot to charity at year's end, but the amount that we spend on holiday gifts and charitable donations each year is reflected on what our family budget is for that year. This year, having both taken a good portion of 3 months off work for FMLA uncompensated leave, our budget for holidays and charitable donations is significantly lower. Unfortunately, that means gifts are all smaller.[/quote]
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