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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  LOL I wasn't expecting such negative reactions!

I will stay out of it going forward.  The main reason I have gotten so involved is because this is how our family operates; sibs have always coordinated gifts for the parents, but it's such a pain now that we're all married and have in-law issues to deal with.

Btw DB is not the aggrieved party here.  He's very grabby with money (which is why he's gotten $200K so far, me I haven't gotten a dollar since I finished school) yet has always been stingy.  And while he doesn't want to spend $$$ on gifts for the parents, he insists that we the sibs give each other gifts for Christmas & birthday because he "feels weird" not giving us anything for our birthdays.  So I said okay fine, let's just give each other inexpensive tokens(under $25).  His response was "well if that's what you and your DH want, that's fine, but SIL and I would still like gift cards." [b] Um so you buy us something that's $25, but you want us to keep giving you $100 gift cards?? [/b][/quote]

Just tell him you aren't doing gifts.  Just like you can't force him, he can't force you.[/quote]

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