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[quote=Anonymous]Not OP: My problem is that no one discusses gift giving and then shows up with gifts. My sil has brought small gifts to Xmas Eve but if we don't discuss before I don't bring anything, so there I was with nothing last night while she and mil lined the living room with little bags.

I started a new job in May. At my old job we did Secret Santa which was really fun. Everyone got one person to buy for and the max was $20. We exchanged gifts at our holiday party. It was always a lot of laughs. My boss and admin at my new job (we are a small team) both gave me something. I felt so awkward bc I had nothing for them but neither did I want or expect anything from them.

I don't appreciate the "assumption" that gifts will be given. We live in a modest home, I don't need more crap and I'm Catholic and agree deeply with the late Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si. That said, I recognize that if this is such an issue for me I should bring it up but it's so awkward because tbh, gift giving is all about the giver and not the receiver.[/quote]

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