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[quote=Anonymous]We ask our families every year just to get the kids a couple presents (like 2-3 max) but they never listen and it’s just WAY over the top. DH’s and my parents are both divorced so we have 4 sets of grandparents... between the presents opened last night in Christmas Eve from DH’s parents and the ones this morning from my mom/stepdad, the kids have easily gotten 30 presents each. And we still have my dad and stepmom’s house to go to later. The worst part is that while 50% of the gifts are things the kids wanted and asked for, the other 50% is random crap they claim to be excited about but will never touch again.

I know I am not going to win the present battle since it’s been years now, but what can I do to teach my kids that the holidays are not all about presents? This really sends all the wrong messages.

We already “adopt” a couple families through a local organization to provide gifts for those less fortunate and my kids are very happy to do that sort of thing, but they see it as separate from the gifts they get and feel “entitled” to at this point if I am being honest.

How do others handle family members that are way too generous?[/quote]

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