So, apparently it’s a low brow thing to spend a lot of money at Christmas?!

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are growing up with so much more than I did. I don’t buy them much for Christmas as I think they already have so much. I am on a crusade to make sure my kids are not bratty even though they have pretty cushy lives.

+1. I overdid it a little bit this year and felt guilty. I blame divorce guilt. I overcompensated for other parent abandoning child.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm so glad my kids are getting a low-brow Christmas then. Upper class kids are "over" getting presents because they get them year-round? Sad.

Not so, my dc would love a room full of gifts! We choose to have them see the holidays as a time to do more for others and appreciate your loved ones. It’s a value choice that anyone can make regardless of wealth. My sister piles the room full of presents and it is clearly a small esteem issue she has, something she has passed onto her dc.

You sound judgmental and awful...

Not as bad as the other PP judging the single mom of 4 without child support, on welfare, that wanted to try to make one day special. I’m sure they struggle all the time. That mom was proud of her accomplishment and ability to pull it off. Some people are just so narrow minded and obtuse in their singular, subjective perspective.