What gifts have you received from your children? What age did it start?

[Anonymous]

Curious, my kids have graduated college, one working. They are up to something, I'm excited. We never received anything up to now except they made us breakfast when young, dinner when we were older. Always loved that. Neighbor, Asian mom, received a designer purse from her college graduate daughter last year, my friend says it's customary in her country when their child graduates college and has a really good job... Over the top, can that be real? Asian people, really? My husband is Asian... himmm

[Anonymous]

They made gifts in preschool for us. Then after that starting around kindergarten, DH and I took them separately to the mall to get something for the other. Somewhere in upper ES, we gave them some money (eg $50) to buy gifts for the people on their list and dropped them off at the mall for the morning- meeting back together at lunch. When they started earning their own money in high school, they spent their own money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious, my kids have graduated college, one working. They are up to something, I'm excited. We never received anything up to now except they made us breakfast when young, dinner when we were older. Always loved that. Neighbor, Asian mom, received a designer purse from her college graduate daughter last year, my friend says it's customary in her country when their child graduates college and has a really good job... Over the top, can that be real? Asian people, really? My husband is Asian... himmm

I'm asian and I can confirm this is a real thing. It's cultural though. The expectation is there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious, my kids have graduated college, one working. They are up to something, I'm excited. We never received anything up to now except they made us breakfast when young, dinner when we were older. Always loved that. Neighbor, Asian mom, received a designer purse from her college graduate daughter last year, my friend says it's customary in her country when their child graduates college and has a really good job... Over the top, can that be real? Asian people, really? My husband is Asian... himmm

I'm asian and I can confirm this is a real thing. It's cultural though. The expectation is there.

Obviously your kids will not do this since it seems they are not very asian (culturally) and have no idea this is a thing.

[Anonymous]

I have one pair of thick fuzzy socks that have penguins on them from DD. Probably was given those about a decade ago but still wear them when I'm cold. She gave me a gel face mask for when I get migraines that I also still use. She is poor - she doesn't need to spend money on me.

[Anonymous]

My 4YO convinced a store owner that his mom "has to have that ring" (it was a toy ring), and she gave to him. The little guy wrapped it and everything.

My kids have always been gift givers, so as soon as they had money of their own, from Grandma's birthday card, etc., they started giving gifts. Never random, always thoughtful things they believe the person will like.

[Anonymous]

My DD is graduating college this year and there’s a present under the tree for me! So excited! First time ever. It is from a designer store. I haven’t peeked. I am Asian as well. But it’s not an expectation in our country/culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious, my kids have graduated college, one working. They are up to something, I'm excited. We never received anything up to now except they made us breakfast when young, dinner when we were older. Always loved that. Neighbor, Asian mom, received a designer purse from her college graduate daughter last year, my friend says it's customary in her country when their child graduates college and has a really good job... Over the top, can that be real? Asian people, really? My husband is Asian... himmm

I'm not Asian, but I am Hispanic. so yes, my kids will buy us (parents) something once they get "real" jobs, they're still in College.

I started to buy my parents things in my mid twenties.... Not a over the top designer purse though. LOL.

[Anonymous]

My 7 yo spent weeks writing and revising a poem for me last Christmas about what Christmas means to her. It's two pages and absolutely beautiful.

[Anonymous]

My kids have been getting me actual birthday, mother's day and Christmas presents on their own for about 2-3 years. Oldest is 21 and a college senior. They even send flowers some years. It's totally the 21 and 20 year olds (girls) that organize it. They sign the 15 year old's name.

Yes, technically they're not buying it since they don't have jobs but they do all the work in thinking about and buying the gifts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious, my kids have graduated college, one working. They are up to something, I'm excited. We never received anything up to now except they made us breakfast when young, dinner when we were older. Always loved that. Neighbor, Asian mom, received a designer purse from her college graduate daughter last year, my friend says it's customary in her country when their child graduates college and has a really good job... Over the top, can that be real? Asian people, really? My husband is Asian... himmm

I'm asian and I can confirm this is a real thing. It's cultural though. The expectation is there.

True.

My Asian friends showed me their new designer bags. Lots of LV, some YSL, one Chanel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious, my kids have graduated college, one working. They are up to something, I'm excited. We never received anything up to now except they made us breakfast when young, dinner when we were older. Always loved that. Neighbor, Asian mom, received a designer purse from her college graduate daughter last year, my friend says it's customary in her country when their child graduates college and has a really good job... Over the top, can that be real? Asian people, really? My husband is Asian... himmm

I'm asian and I can confirm this is a real thing. It's cultural though. The expectation is there.

True.

My Asian friends showed me their new designer bags. Lots of LV, some YSL, one Chanel.

So interesting, had no idea this was a thing. I guess I'm from the opposite end of the spectrum culturally, my mother would be horrified if I spent that lavishly on something for her. We only gift "down" with bigger gifts and that's regardless of if the "kids" make good money or not.

[Anonymous]

I don’t really want or need anything so I tell mine no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious, my kids have graduated college, one working. They are up to something, I'm excited. We never received anything up to now except they made us breakfast when young, dinner when we were older. Always loved that. Neighbor, Asian mom, received a designer purse from her college graduate daughter last year, my friend says it's customary in her country when their child graduates college and has a really good job... Over the top, can that be real? Asian people, really? My husband is Asian... himmm

Asia is humongous so there is a huge array of diverse customs. People are conditioned to worship their parents and most parents do sacrifice their lives trying to give kids a good upbringing for a better future. Its only normal that kids want to or feel obligated to repay parents in different ways.

However, Asian-Americans are a different breed. Most kids get Americanized and only feel resentment towards their parents so less likely to give big gifts but others do their best but usually within their budget, as Asian-American parents are frugal and wouldn't approve of kids busting their budgets to buy fancy gifts. They do feel immense pride in it and wouldn't flaunt those gifts as parent of the year awards.

[Anonymous]

*would flaunt