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[quote=Anonymous]I have a small family so we do presents for adults, but much bigger presents for sibling's kids than for siblings. My parent's still buy us random and inexpensive things to go under the tree because I think they like that we have things to unwrap. The activity of unwrapping is important to them.

My DH's family is Jewish but Hannukah has taken on a present-giving life of its own and I can't figure out if this is normal for Jewish families so I just go along with it.  He has four siblings and his parent's check in to make sure that we have bought and sent gifts to all of them, often giving us suggestions for the siblings and for the other parent. Siblings will also call each other and give suggestions for what to buy other siblings or want to go in together on group gifts.  This always bothers me because I feel like part of gift-giving is picking out something that you think is special for each person. Making sugesstions also determines the price point that is considered appropriate.   We also used to not send presents in the mail, but wait until we saw them (sometimes not until January or February since they live out of town) but DH's parents kept "checking in" to ask us if we had given siblings gifts yet. Now I send them in the mail, but I feel badgered about it. It may just be me who can't get used to the way their family does things because in my family we don't send presents but we wait to exchange gifts in person even if its after the holiday itself.

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