Anonymous wrote:We always spend $100. You sound a bit cheap, especially since you don't even have your own expensive kids.
I'm OP. I have 2 kids. One of them has medical issues that are likely to become increasingly expensive.
That said, I can afford $100 gifts. It just feels excessive for a little kid.
I don't find it excessive at all.
OP you aren't cheap. This person is fine to spend $100, you are fine to spend less. Nobody spends $100 on my kid and he somehow miraculously continues to LOVE his birthday.