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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  LOL I wasn't expecting such negative reactions!

I will stay out of it going forward.  The main reason I have gotten so involved is because this is how our family operates; sibs have always coordinated gifts for the parents, but it's such a pain now that we're all married and have in-law issues to deal with.

Btw DB is not the aggrieved party here.  He's very grabby with money (which is why he's gotten $200K so far, me I haven't gotten a dollar since I finished school) yet has always been stingy.  And while he doesn't want to spend $$$ on gifts for the parents, he insists that we the sibs give each other gifts for Christmas & birthday because he "feels weird" not giving us anything for our birthdays.  So I said okay fine, let's just give each other inexpensive tokens(under $25).  His response was "well if that's what you and your DH want, that's fine, but SIL and I would still like gift cards."  Um so you buy us something that's $25, but you want us to keep giving you $100 gift cards?? [/quote]

Well, it sounds like your brother has some issues or maybe financial problems that you don't know about.  Regardless, it's between him and your parents (who, btw, don't actually *need* these things).  Just give him a $100 gift card and opt out of further discussion.  If your rich parents want to complain about their prezzies it isn't your problem.  Honestly, what is the point of having money if not to opt out of this pointless drama?[/quote]

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