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[quote=Anonymous]A relative is a constant gift giver. Small little things, all the time. I've seen them 3x in the past month, and each time they've given me a trinket.

This is a close relative, and we've (with others) hand lengthy conversations about the burden of "stuff." All of us being tired of stuff, having to move and deal with stuff, and how we'd all much rather enjoy time and experiences than deal with stuff. I agree, they agree, everyone agrees. They too, complain about "too much stuff."

But still, this relative is a chronic gift giver. I get it, gift giving is their "love language." But we've talked about this! We've all expressed agreement to stop buying each other stuff! I now realize that this is about them and maybe some kind of insecurity within them. Of course I say thank you when they give it directly, but I've stopped responding w/ a follow up thank you. Like "Larla, thank you so much for the picture frame! It's perfect for displaying blahblahblah!"

Do you have a constant chronic gift giver in your life? Do you just donate the stuff, even after telling them you really don't want or need any more stuff?
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