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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that it’s materialistic and bad for the environment (and sweat shop workers) to buy gifts for people who don’t really need or want for anything. However, gift giving isn’t just about buying stuff. It can be about spending time together—the son could offer to go golfing with his dad and grandpa or to take them out to dinner or even make dinner etc. Christmas is a time when we express gratitude to the people in our lives and it is traditionally done through some type of gift giving. If you’re unwilling to give anything at all, not even a card with a nice note in it, then you shouldn’t be so eager to receive. Just say you’d rather not exchange gifts. At the bear minimum acknowledge the one way flow of gifts and ask for a way to pay it forward. Something—anything is better than straight up nothing. [/quote]
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