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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Years ago, I spent a little more than avg for my daughter's friend. I think it was about $25 (usually I give a $15 gift card.  Under no circumstance, did I plan to give cash. The boy's dad is a journalist and the mom is a lawyer. I am a high school educator. The parents sent word through friends that cash is the norm. I already knew that but refused. [/quote]

Why would you refuse to participate in a [b]traditional[/b] manner?  When in Rome, you know...[/quote]

Traditional? There is nothing traditional about giving money, let alone money in multiples of 18. It's a modern American Jewish custom, that's all.

OP, you should give whatever you find suitable for your own particular taste and budget for a boy who is having a 13th birthday party. If that's money, great; if it's not money, also great; and if it's money, it doesn't have to be in multiples of 18, which is numerology, aka superstition. Also, as with wedding parties or any other big party, the amount of money the hosts spend on the party is irrelevant to the amount of money you spend on a present.[/quote]

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