When, if ever, did you stop getting gifts for nieces and nephews?

[Anonymous]

In my family, of origin, we stopped getting those gifts in college. DH's aunt and uncle gave gifts for much longer (like a few years into our marriage when we were in our 30s).

[Anonymous]

My 23 year old nephew makes more than me working in finance. I decided from now on, if you graduate from college, you get the card sans the forty bucks.

And, if I ask for your address twice and you don't give it to me, you don't get a gift or a card.

[Anonymous]

In my culture, it's when they get married.

[Anonymous]

When they are out of college

[Anonymous]

I stopped giving when I stopped seeing them anytime around Christmas. So two I no longer give gifts to. I spend Christmas with two others and I still give gifts even though one is out of college. But I think this might be the last year. Or I’ll go down to just one simple gift (complicated family dynamics had me mostly responsible for Christmas gifts for the two for much of their childhood).

[Anonymous]

Wanted to stop after HS, siblings said no. Am definitely stopping after college (soon)

[Anonymous]

I still give a fairly token thing to anyone that I see over the holiday. Bottle of champagne, one year it was candy, canes and socks, but I don’t mail anything.

[Anonymous]

I would receive a high school graduation invitation, even from extended nieces and nephews, knowing they expected money. I would send them a collegiate dictionary. Word traveled and soon I know longer received invitations.

[Anonymous]

post-12 when gift cards became the preferred present. It was just an exchange of money at that point so we stopped. Still do birthdays though.

[jsteele]

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