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[quote=Anonymous]OP, are you familiar with the Love Languages?  There is a book, and then follow up books about it.  It would probably be worth it to get it from the library.

Not everyone sees gift giving as you do.

Also, I think you are on to something re: your mom's expectations with gifts.  It sounds like you try very, very hard, but go overboard, as you even said yourself.  That is a lot of pressure to put on the recipients of your gifts when they wonder what to get you in return.

I'm exhausted just reading about all the gift giving and shopping you do, to be honest.

Also, some people find Tysons Corner or Rockville Pike to be the 4th level of hell this time of year.  If someone is comfortable with online shopping, it has gotten much more complicated and overwhelming lately with the constantly changing promotions, discount codes, rebate sites, etc.  I think I'm pretty good at it, but sometimes even I feel paralyzed by all the options.

Gift Giving is one of the 5 Love Languages - I think it would be great for you to read about the others, and generally recognize that others just don't necessarily put the same value that you do on it.[/quote]

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