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[quote=Anonymous]This is very annoying. My parents do this to a certain extent. The difference is they wait until mid December to ask for gift ideas. I’m the type to have completed Christmas shopping around thanksgiving time so by the time my parents request a wish list, I’ve already gotten all the things I really want my kids to receive. Luckily this works out pretty well bc it meant that whatever I suggest to my parents is just bonus stuff (things I considered but ultimately decided against in favor of something better :)). About half the time they get things I suggested or at least some not as cool/off brand/weird version of the thing I suggested (my dad thinks of himself as a very skilled, creative, thoughtful gift giver when actually he’s terrible at guessing what others may like) The other half the time they ignore my suggestion and pick something completely random that my kids very rarely like. Shrug. We often return or regift or donate the things they give us. And just accept this is the way it is.

You just have to get over it bc she’ll probably never change.[/quote]

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