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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that anyone even remotely interested in equity should be completely against gifts from friends at parties. It’s always very obvious who the less well off families are from what they give, and if it’s not obvious then it’s because a family is doing without something else so they can bring your child an appropriate gift. Nobody wants to be the odd person out giving a “cheap” gift. I was that kid and I usually found an excuse to not go to parties because it was a bad experience either way for me. [/quote]

This makes no sense. My 2nd graders favorite store is 5 below. Get him a 5 dollar basketball or some slime and he will be thrilled. It’s gauche to open gifts at the party anyways so no one will know that you purchased the 5 below sparkly flashlight which, fyi, was the favorite present [/quote]

It's just so excessive though! The comfort with waste- financial and environmental- is appalling. I'm not trying to sound judgy. I know I'm hypocritical in countless ways, but really, I just can't get excited for the kid who is going to open cheap slime, feel that rush of joy for like 30 seconds before moving on to the sparkly flashlight, which will end up in a corner of the basement forever by next weekend. [/quote]

So, expensive junk is ok?  Buy your kids less stuff, problem solved.  [/quote]

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