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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m happy to not receive any gifts or for you to give my kids money for their savings account if you simply HAVE to give something. Truly I prefer nothing at all, they don’t need it, but that crappy $5 1000 piece puzzle is going straight in the trash if you buy it. [/quote]

+1.  I won't throw it in the trash, but I'll likely keep it for a little while and then donate it unopened in a couple of months.[/quote]

It's not about you.  It's about your kid, who I'm sure enjoys opening up a gift on Christmas.[/quote]

My kids are 3 and 5. They cannot keep track of who gave them what or how many things they get. As long as they have 2-3 new things - Santa, parents, grandparents or an aunt, they are fine. There have been years where they get so much their presents from us sit under the tree, unopened for a week or more. It took us 2 weeks to open presents from the 3yr old’s BD because he would open one and play with it a lot for 1-2 days before asking to open another. [/quote]

File this under things that totally didn’t happen  :roll: [/quote]

Ha! This happened to us too! 
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Our kid did that too around that age.  After a few days, we'd bring out another present to open.  My nephews used to rip open all gifts in like 30 secs, but we definitely have a slow-paced Christmas morning with our own kid.[/quote]

+1.  December birthday kid and every year we have 1 or 2 presents that were never opened (or that we bought for her but never gave her b/c of the flood of other stuff).  We are invited to more no-presents parties now than not...I think there's a clear and growing trend towards less stuff, and I don't see how that's objectionable.

The PPs who insist on watching kids open presents (or who encourage their kids to look for/keep track of gift givers) are coming across only slightly better than those complaining about 'insignificant' experience gifts!  I know it's mind-blowing, but you can teach both generosity and graciousness without involving a mountain of cheap(ly made) toys.[/quote]

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