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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I could have written this post except it looks like this. I'm 40; brothers are 42 and 45 and sister is 49. All are broke. I was financially in a good place (except the high expense of child care for 2), until I got laid off. My parents' 50th is in October and they said they will make all the plans and manage the costs. I'm the only one likely to chip in because of said broke siblings who have no children or expenses and are currently employed. I feel you, OP.[/quote]
No, you couldn't 'have written' OP's post because your siblings are broke and your own financial standing is somewhat shaky! In OP's situation, the brother is loaded and she's, obviously, also not hurting for money, it's just that she thinks her brother is being cheap.
And I agree with her, to a certain degree. It is cheap not to buy a $5 gift for a 3-year-old; and all of you, please, shut up about gifts being overrated. They might be, for an adult, but even the cheapest plastic piece of crap makes a preschooler's day; hence the ubiquitous goody bags at parties.
If my brother would show up at my children's birthday parties without a gift, I'd pretty upset, too![/quote]

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