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[quote=Anonymous]DH and my siblings each have an only child (they are "one and done"), and we now have... four kids. It wasn't a big deal when we had two kids to their one, or even three. But four seems like a lot of kids for our siblings to buy for, when we are only buying for their one child. This goes for holiday season and birthday. I'm finding myself overcompensating... say they're spending about $25 on each of our kids... I feel like I should spend closer to $100 on their kid. I don't mind spending the $. And I don't want them to feel "shorted" if I get them a simple gift for $25 or even $50. I've tried suggesting we forego giving gifts, but they want to give gifts.

How would you handle?

If you are the parent of an only, or even two kids, and gift to someone in your family with a larger number of kids, how do you feel and how would you honestly prefer to handle?

I guess I just don't want anyone to feel that we are shaking people down for gifts. The truth is, it would be easier to just not exchange, but that's a no-go.[/quote]

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