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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the oldest of four and when I started college my parents told me that I'm an adult and would no longer get Christmas presents.  [b]I came home that first Christmas on break and watched all my siblings open presents for a couple hours with not a single gift for me. I had used money from my part time job to get presents for each of them.  It was really hurtful[/b], so the following years I went to celebrate Christmas with my boyfriend and his parents (who did include me).
 
A few years later my siblings hit college age.  I expected the same rule would apply to them.  But my parents decided it wouldn't feel like Christmas if they didn't give presents, so they kept getting presents for my college-aged siblings.  It was super screwed up.

So whatever you do, don't do that.  Think about a long term plan that works fairly for all of your kids.[/quote]

WOW - I'm so sorry!  And NOW your parents wonder why you don't go to their home much, right?  And don't have a really strong bond with your parents?  [/quote]
I’m sorry too, PP.  If you were my friend, I’d get you a nice gift every year to try to make up for your crappy parents.

We are a big gift-giving family. I’d cut back on the amount we spend if it wasn’t in the budget, but we’ll always have lots of gifts plus stockings for our adult children. One of them has made it clear that she doesn’t have room for more “stuff”, so we give her consumable things and gift cards. [/quote]

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