My husband and I are in our mid-30's and have decided to remain childless. However, most of our friends and family have decided to have children, and we go broke twice a year because of it. We are expected to buy gifts for all their kids for Christmas and Birthdays, and this gets very expensive! (Not to mention the baby showers and other assorted holidays) Even on a tight budget at $20 per child, this still adds up to a lot when you consider my sister in law has 5 kids, and the close friends we each have, have at least 2 kids. I'm not even counting the kids that are in the future, or on the way!.
Can anyone offer positive advice or input? I did the math and figured we spend around $1,000+ per year on gifts for kids. This is absurd, and I am getting to a point where I resent it, and I don't want to feel that way. Parents just don't seem to 'get it' and I don't want to embarass ourselves by saying we can't afford it, because they wouldn't believe it and we would look like jerks.
2007-09-25
05:39:19
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northbeachjazz
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