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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d say a family meeting ASAP and ask that the gift thing be done. You know that Everyone can buy what they want/need, [b]gifts are not an expression of love, and you want to stop this tradition so your dc don’t fall in to it.[/b]

Emphasize that you can be together, eat or take a walk but this need to gift needs to stop. Or, the other solution is all agree on a small, truly enjoyable item the other person would not buy themselves routinely but you know they like- artisan chocolates, fresh roasted coffee, hard copy of a magazine, fresh flowers, more expensive wine or olive oil. Just a token to say thinking of you today.

On another note, Maybe the laptop request is more it’s hard to know at their age what to get so really not the $$ but just someone to do it for them. My parents lean on my dh for this type of thing ( phones, computers, internet services) he’s more than happy to do all the work as they are overwhelmed by it. But trading gift cards is just silly in my opinion.[/quote]

This is going to come off as judgmental and passive aggressive (or even just aggressive) given the context, (people who do think gifts are an expression of love). Terrible advice. [/quote]

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