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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am early 40s and I think about 40 percent of my social circle and moved to no gifts for adult family members. I don’t know of a single friend who has gift lists for adults, given or received. Personally I think that’s nuts!![/quote]

In my family I am the only sibling with kids, which means my other adult siblings still look at Christmas from more of a kid's point of view. They'd revolt if we said no more gifts! I think this probably works better if everyone has kids, so the child free adults don't feel like they "lost Christmas."

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I mean, they aren’t children anymore and this idea that you need gifts to have a Christmas seems, well, immature IMO.  Share a meal together, play board games, enjoy eggnog, sing carols. Go to an evening church service if that’s part of your holiday observance. All of that can be enjoyed without buying things that an adult can easily buy for himself. If I were you, I’d see if you could move to more of a secret Santa night where you are  buying once and not for all the adults.[/quote]

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