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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not in exactly the same situation, but have much sympathy for the OP.  I can't have kids (so don't belong here, I know) and have a Christmas list of 25-30 people (my family and DH's).  Most of these people NEVER get us Christmas presents, some do occasionally, only my own siblings consistently.  (We make plenty and need nothing, but shopping for 25+ can be exhausting, and DH rarely comes up with any ideas for his family much before December 20, at which point it would be misery for me to get it there wrapped on time - so I do almost all of it.)  I am organized and start early and have a pretty good budget, so I can make it work, but it is work.  Nine of the people on my list are other people's small children.  Of the 25+ people whose presents I buy, I never see more than 2 opened.  I'm an extrovert who is still mourning the big family Christmas I will never have (DH is an overworked introvert who is too overwhelmed to do a big Christmas, so it's always quiet).  It would mean the world to me to hear from the kiddos whose presents I buy that they got them and enjoyed them, but the parents often do not even CALL, let alone have the kids do so.  I literally don't know whether the presents even arrived most years (Amazon says yes, but did they get to the right kids?).  I am not going to call family and demand them to put the children on to thank me.  I am making sure their kids have more presents to open in lean years (and yes I know that I am fortunate to have the means - though I'd have less time and money for this if I could have had my own kids), but they can't scrape together 15 minutes for a thank-you call?  I spend hours on crap for their kids.  I know parents are busy, but I think even accounting for that I am asking very little, and the inconsiderateness makes me sad.  I keep toying with the idea of crossing them off the Christmas list.  Maybe next year.  [/quote]

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