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[quote=Anonymous]OP - if you and your DH are on the same page, HE should send a text that your kids would appreciate cash and/or suggest stop with the gift giving.  He could also propose that there be a limit on all gifts for $20 and do a Secret Santa if your remove.  Do a Yankee Gift Swap if you get together but you'll need to make sure the gifts you buy are something your kids would want.

My family - I'd flat out tell them the kids want cash and to offer to stop gift giving.  My sibilings now just send me money and ask me to slap their name on something my kids would like for Christmas.  They send cash directly to the kids on different occasions (graduation, trip, etc.). They will also randomly send a gift if the see something they think a kid would like.

My DH's family is completely different and there is a huge reluctance to bring up anything that might impinge on someone's idea of 'tradition'.  They either give crappy stuff that ends up in the donation pile or stuff that really shows they know little about the recipient which also ends up in the donation pile.  After the death of most of the older generation, they finally moved to a Yankee gift swap but the first couple years were just has horrible but, at least, there was less of it.  You can get some fabulous stuff or fun stuff for $20 especially if you shop on Prime Day or Black Friday.[/quote]

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