..or do you buy them what they need or what you like instead?
thanx~
2007-09-12 01:15:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Yes and sometimes I just make them a really nice hand-made card because christmas should be about giving and not the greed of money and who has the most expensive gift.
2007-09-12 15:49:03 · answer #1 · answered by ♆Şрhĩņxy - Lost In Time. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think your children will have to get used to the idea that sometimes they cant have what they want. A thing - having or not having a thing can not be allowed to define whether you are happy or not. Of course it is nice to have the ideal present but there is so much to be joyful and grateful for at Christmas. I look back at a time when my whole family was surviving on my mother's single parent pension. We had exactly enough food to live on and no more. We would collect newspapers and sticks to burn in the fireplace of the rental house to keep warm in winter. We begged from St Vincent de Paul and only had a ham that Christmas because some nice lady gave it to us. I remember having pea and ham soup twice a day for a month. So I feel joy that we moved past this but I still remember feeling loved. Our treat was marshmallows, my Mum bought a package and we cooked them over the fire. Yum. By only suggestion is to do cheaper things which interest the children. Show them the Christmas spirit in doing, not giving. Maybe make some cookies or decorations. Go out and see the lights in the neighbourhood if you have some of those nutty people who use a years worth of electricity to make a Christmas display. What made me feel special was little things like a hug from Mum and being allowed to sit up and play scrabble with her. I felt valued and appreciated as a person. I knew exactly what was happening with money, sometimes Mum would give me my $4 pocket money. I would save it and she would come to me at the end of the fortnight and ask for it back. Do something the kids enjoy, play some music and boogy around the house or something. I'm sorry that Christmas hasn't gone the way you wanted. But Merry Christmas from Australia and have a Happy New Year. :)
2016-04-04 16:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by Marie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I try to put thought into them... sometimes I just don't know what to get. Like my mom, she has everything she needs and wants. So she ends up with pj's or a robe. But for my cousin's kids, I'll be buying them stuff they need like clothes because they don't make a whole lot of money and they have a 3 & a 2 year old and one on the way..... can we say birth control??????
2007-09-12 05:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by crazy4eachother 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The gift has to match the person. I was watching reruns of Johnny Carson and he had Raymond Burr on. Burr was talking about a very special Lady that he puts tons and tons of effort into selecting the perfect gift for. She bought him green socks. He looked sad and said that he'd didn't like the color green. Guess I don't want anyone looking sad when they think of my gift.
2007-09-12 02:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by Iggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, i put special thought when i buy anybody's Christmas present. I feel by giving it utmost thought and it is within my budget, the person will appreciate the gift rather than not using it. It takes lots of discernment and observation on what the person needs.
2007-09-12 01:22:47 · answer #5 · answered by sandra y 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I put lots of thought into gifts because I love the challange. It really takes a special insight into getting just the right gift(s) because you have to put yourself in the mind of the person you are giving presents to.
And some of my best gifts to others were inexpensive and fun. My husband loves those nasty orange cheese curls, so one year I got him a huge canister of those things. It was such a laugh and everyone sat around and ate cheese curls until they were sick. We still laugh about 'cheese curl Christmas'. Price of the gift? $4.00
2007-09-12 01:22:36 · answer #6 · answered by Fancy That 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What I do is start listening to the ones that I am going to get for around Sept. and Oct. to see what they want or need and then I try my best to make something for them. So yes I can say that a lot of special thought goes into what I make folks.
2007-09-12 15:50:42 · answer #7 · answered by SapphireB 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I try to put some thought into my gifts, but if it happens that I can't find that something special, I'll get them something that they asked for instead.
2007-09-12 16:30:13 · answer #8 · answered by Winter Loving Guy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think of what they like or what I think will be helpful for them but most of the time I think of if they will be able to use it or not. Because who really wants to buy someone a gift that will just lie around.
2007-09-12 08:38:05 · answer #9 · answered by Jesika 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Special thought is all I put. I am never able to spare money for gifts :(
2007-09-12 01:19:31 · answer #10 · answered by misanthrop 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋