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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. ok well that's why I asked! I do appreciate all of the responses, even the snarky ones  :)

I guess I just feel so guilty that the teachers make so little (like 30K a year) and know that they must rely on the extra money from babysitting, etc. just to stay afloat.  I give all of the people that help us (our after school babysitter, house cleaner, lawn guy, etc.) $100 during this time of year.  [/quote]

NP here.  You have a kind heart, but you are unfortunately very naive.  It's very nice that you have a nice healthy family with no outstanding costs that you can afford to be generous.  Many people with young children have many side expenses.  In my circle of friends, I know many who are sandwich generation and are helping to support their parents or have parents or themselves who have medical issues.  My wife has a medical issue that costs us a lot in visits to specialists, expensive medications.  This year, my parents, my MIL, my sister and my BIL have all had expenses and health issues that have required a lot of money.  I know many who have large student loans.  You don't know their situation and what external expenses that they have, so it's not appropriate to be so arrogant and judgmental.  You don't know who had a foundation crack in their house that cost them a lot to repair.  You don't know who had to replace their HVAC last month.  Or who had their 14 year old car die and had to buy a new car.

Be generous.  You kindly asked for donations and people gave what the could afford.  The point of doing collections as a group from the room is so that families who have less or who cannot afford more will not be singled out to look poor against those who can afford to give more.  It means each family is appreciated equally for whatever they could afford to contribute.  That's what the holiday spirit is about.  [/quote]

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