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[quote=Anonymous]The best present I received from my high earning sibling was when she finally respected my boundaries that she needs to stop sending "gifts." Let me tell you the gifts she would send for birthdays or just because she is oh so "generous" that she expected endless gratitude for:

-Clothing with holes and stains from ebay

-Clothing for my kids that is dryclean only with a note that said she expected me to save it in pristine condition in case she ever had children so it could be passed down

-A second hand necklace completely twisted in knots with a stone missing

-A massive toy for one of my kids in about 10000 little pieces where you would need to hire a handyman/woman to put together because even my handy-husband felt it would take hours to put together

For any gift she expected thank you note, emails about gifts use, photos of child/adult with gift. No thank you. We were never close and she was actually quite cruel to me growing up. She likes to brag about generous she is.

We used to just say "thank you" and move on, but she badgered you for more. We tried the polite "the gift is your presence, no need for material things." Nope. I had to spell it out. We do not want gifts. She kept sending them even more often...you can't even donate clothing with holes. Finally she stopped. That was a true gift. No more reminders of how my seemingly bright and accomplished sister wants to keep sending me junk while expecting endless praise and gratitude.[/quote]

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