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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I cannot imagine not giving any gifts to my kids on their special day. They are gifts in my life and i love to celebrate their presence here. It is not about material value at all, it is about showing you care and their day is special as they are.[/quote]

Wow, these posts are so eye-opening.  Not sure so much of the individuals or of our society.  I think it is about the material value (since so much else can show these things, $$ value must be what is meaningful to you) or a total lack of imagination on your part.  Or maybe I am misreading this post and by gifts you might mean something neat you made for the child of little cost etc.[/quote]

Are you saying that you find it odd or out of the ordinary for a child to get a birthday gift for his birthday?  [/quote]

Not at all.  My wow was just about how you tied it to showing you care and that their day and they are special.  Gifts are fine.  My wow was really to the other stuff some people were saying as they gave their "gifts stats" or in asking things of those who don't.  I actually don't think there is inherently right or wrong or anything about giving or not giving gifts.  Just was taken aback by the thinking people were indicating, e.g., that gifts somehow show something of importance to the kid or that people should give gifts because the schoolmates will be getting 10 iPods and American Girls or what would a child do at home without these parent-given gifts.

Signed,

Someone who got gifts as a child (and gives some to my child) but who also was happy playing over and over and over again with the same Legos, playing house inside and Swiss Family Robinson outside with friends, and kickball with the entire street.  Oh and I loved the Bookmobile.[/quote]

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