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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family stopped making Christmas lists around the same time we discovered the truth about Santa. Dhs family still writes out lists of their present requests. There are no children present. It's just MIL, fil, SIL and DH. It might not be a problem except that their lists are quite extravagant and we are on a tight budget especially this year, with me bring pregnant with our first. DH thinks this is totally normal. I think if my family wrote out a list of what they were requesting for the holidays, they would be laughed out of the house. So is this normal or not? [/quote]

Why are all IL's so seemingly inconsiderate and annoying?  I would ask SIL's what their children want, and would never get a list, hint or suggestion.  Then the nieces and nephews (old enough to know better) would whine "I already HAVE THIS!!!" Christmas morning.  Good times.

In addition, there was never an implied spending limit, so the adults would ask us for really extravagant gifts, while we (when asked) would try to keep it simple, on purpose.  Apparently, they think we are the Rockefellers. Does no one know basic etiquette and grace anymore?  Yikes. Telling me "I don't need anything", refusing to give me so much as a hint, and asking for extravagant gifts all fall under "are you kidding me?" in my book. Help me out a little bit, at least.

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