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[quote=Anonymous]I have family members for whom thank you is not enough. I am very appreciative, but won't get into the whole obsessive dance of needing frequent updates on a gift. I would just shut it down with "They really enjoyed the gifts. Now they have outgrown it, so we donated the gifts so others can enjoy them as much as our kids did." If the person starts obsessing and needs lots details and reassurance I change the subject or make an excuse to go do something else. When you give a gift you have to give and let it go and if your needs go beyond hearing "thank you" spell it out so the person has an option to decline. (That goes big time for anyone who gives money and doesn't make it clear there are years and years of strings. Put it in writing so i can politely decline.)[/quote]
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