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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]our grandparents do this, and the kids asked once what the charity was and what do they do.  they took the kids with them to volunteer there, our kids have never been the same since.

they understand it is not about toys and gifts, they also understand you wirte thank you notes.

Our oldest is not in college and started a group at her sorority house that instead of going out drinking all the time a group of them go to different retirement homes and cook with the residenses, take them to appointments etc.

So instead of bashing the grand parent for trying to teach the kid some values consider doing it yourslef and see how the other half lives.

[b]For those who want to do somethign nice next weekend we will be decorating the wounder warriors houses at walter reed next weekend, care to join us?  probably not. [/b]

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please, just get off your high horse. you spend the weekend decorating wounded warriors house at Walter Reed? great, good for you. we do not need to join you to prove anything.

The grandma in OP's post did not take the time to teach the grandkids anything, she simply told them no gifts this year I donated to a charity (the kids did not chose and have no connection with). I donated to a couple of charities, and will be making a grand total of zero Christmas gifts this year (and I have two kids), but it does not even cross my mind to call family members or friends and tell them your gift is the donations I made to the charities I chose without even consulting you.  grandma chose to made a donation to a charity, the grandkids were not involved other than being told, after the fact, that they will not get any gifts. while I find great that Grandma donated to a charity, I think it is between her and the charity, the kids have clearly nothing to do with the donation (did not choose to donate, did not choose the charity, were never involved in the charity), I don't see why they should thank Grandma. if Grandma wants a thank you note, next time she can actually make a gift to the kids, which can also be in the form of a donation to a charity but the kids need to be involved in the process like it seems your kids were[/quote]

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