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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have this problem... my In Laws get my kids so much stuff it's crazy.  This year I never even got the chance to give my son his birthday gifts because he got so much from them, it would have been overboard.  That hurts because this is my son and I would like the chance to get him gifts, too... they got to do it when their kids were young, and yet their "generosity" (which is really controlling behavior) prevents us from doing it.  So, for Christmas, I buy what I want, and let them do what they want, but I take the excess (which is a LOT) and put it in the attic.  Then next December, I will bring it to church and donate all the unopened toys to the toy drive.  This year I filled my car trunk 2xs with new gifts.  The ILs get the joy of giving, my kids never miss the gifts and I am helping out others who have less than we do. The ILs have no idea I do this, by the way.  They don't ever notice the toys are not at my house... they give so much they can't keep track.  It used to make me crazy until I started giving it all away.[/quote]

This works great until you give away something which is really nice or expensive and don't know what it is since you didn't even open the box.  There will come a time when they ask the kids because they get old enough.  [/quote]

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