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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Probably around $1000 for a 12yo, but I don’t keep close track. [/quote]

$1000 on one kid???!!! What on earth did you get him or her? [/quote]

I’m guessing this is the poster who SAH & has a retired husband. She is probably also be the poster who buys her kid a “treat of his choice” to make him feel better about his team (on which he is a star) losing a game.[/quote]

I posted it and am not that person.  I work full-time, as does my husband. The only sport my child plays is golf and he’s average at it.  The biggest ticket item this year was a gaming chair  (~$300), followed by some video games and then a bunch of smaller items.  He receives a gift card from each set of grandparents and that’s it - no gifts under the tree from others.

I don’t see how it’s much different from those who receive some from parents and a bunch from grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins - the fact that my husband and I are buying all the gifts is what has you riled up?

My child is spoiled, but not entitled - so many people use those words interchangeably and they are not the same.  [/quote]

I don’t see where in his or her post the PP you are responding to is “riled up”, just shocked on how much you are spending on one chilld — even i$1000 split between parents on other relatives would be going overboard! Do you think really most kids with gift giving extended family receive  that much in gifts on a single Christmas???[/quote]

I took the multiple question and exclamation marks to reflect someone who is a bit riled up (bothered) by it - why else respond if he/she thought nothing of it?  I have no idea what others spend/receive and don’t have an opinion one way or another.  We spend our money as we choose and it affects no one else - I spend very little on hair/make-up/mani-pedis, some woman spend thousands, I can’t imagine criticizing them for that.  We all make our own choices based on what’s important to us.  [/quote]

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