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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She finally stopped buying husband and I junk (scarves, hats, trinkets) and instead gives us gift cards (with a few pieces of junk in the stocking).  I have been begging my husband for years to ask her to stop buying our kids so many gifts.  I end up throwing them out because they don't play with them and it takes up space, or it's crap like candy.  I don't want them to think Christmas is about gifts (it should be about being together!) DH has refused my requests to ask her to stop buying them SO many gifts.  She buys them about 10 gifts, 1-2 from my BIL and then we may do a few.  That's nearly 20 gifts and just not the kind of holiday I envision.  I wonder why it's better for him to deal with my nagging of "too many gifts!  please stop it!" versus him having a simple conversation "hey mom, we're going to focus on only a few bigger gifts this year".

Anyone else?  [/quote]

It sounds like mental illness.  Is there anyway you can put aside some of the presents for birthdays?  Or to give them to hospitals for sick children (assuming they are safe)[/quote]

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