2007-11-26 04:59:14 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
No, I don't feel pressured to buy gifts at Christmas time ... but I don't buy gifts for everyone then. I buy gifts for the people I love all year around, and give them whenever ... I buy Christmas gifts only for my husband and my best friend, and my best friend may not get them until after Valentine's Day if I don't find the right gift for her. My husband is my other best friend, and I buy gifts for 'both' of him ... my best friend and my husband. For my husband, I get him new socks and new underpants ... and he does NOT wear 'white' in either, but loves 'colorful boxers' (knit, only) and colorful socks. I get him these several times throughout the year, and it's a 'joke gift' at Christmas time, but I've already spent over $100 on just those things alone. I love going Christmas shopping so much, that I will actually buy toys and give them to the child I see on the next bus, or the child who is sad, or not dressed as nicely as others ... I say "Oh, I'm just working for Santa, and he wanted you to get this gift a bit early" and smile at the child and the adult with the child and walk away quickly before they can thank me. I also give money to charities that help the homeless, since my husband and I were homeless right before we met, and homeless for awhile after we were married, and we now have a really good income and can afford to help other get 'out of the street' and into homes. I don't 'think' about this gift giving, I just 'do it' when it 'feels right' ... so perhaps it's that EVERY DAY is Christmas day to me, in my heart, and I just do a bit more at Christmas time because it feels right.
2007-11-26 05:52:07 · answer #1 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my family we buy for just the kids and if your over 20 you get a merry Christmas card and an invite to stay for dinner and watch the little ones open their gifts. We don't draw names for the kids we buy for each little kid there is 13 kids all together and we ask them to make us each a list and go from there. As an adult I really don't need other people buying me clothes or appliances or anything personal We decided to do this 3years ago and it's great what an awesome idea not to have to buy for adults. My family always has a great time at Christmas I think because we are so focused on the little ones instead of ourselves.
2007-11-26 13:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by Tree70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally, we buy Christmas gifts for the children (only the children) from both sides of the family (my husband's and mine), but there are times when we get gifts from our sisters and brothers and we tend to buy them gifts the following Christmas.
2007-11-26 13:04:45 · answer #3 · answered by maya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't feel pressured at all. It's my idea to go out of my way and buy nice presents for my family. I go way out. I usually spend about $200 on my mom, $200 on my sis and $300 on my boyfriend plus $50 grab big gift for the rest of my family.
2007-11-26 13:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by Pink Princess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, but I try to remember that Christmas shouldn't just be about buying gifts.
2007-11-26 13:01:39 · answer #5 · answered by Amber K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope - I'm Buddhist and broke, so most of my friends don't expect it. I do still give close friends gifts though; just because I don't do materialism in my own life doesn't mean I can't respect their traditions enough to give things I think are really useful or that I know they will enjoy, like concert tickets, or making a good veggie dish to contribute to the festivities.
2007-11-26 13:06:08 · answer #6 · answered by Otter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is hard if your struggling and you have children it is indeed a pressured felling you get that you must do what ever you must do to make sure they have christmas, i know what it is like waking up as a kid and not having nothing under the tree.
2007-11-26 13:04:29 · answer #7 · answered by wwest1963 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Ive spent about a thousand dollars since friday, still got more to go, and enjoying every second of it. I dont feel pressured to do anything, i do it because i want to, and because i can.
2007-11-26 13:02:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our family is getting bigger and bigger with all the kids. I just get over whelmed. The yucky thing about it is that we all say we will just buy for the kids but when the day comes - I see my sisters exchanging with each other. It makes me feel awful because I just can't buy for everyone.
2007-11-26 13:04:22 · answer #9 · answered by carolynjlalena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes because everyone buys for us and we feel obligated to buy and spend just as much on them. we can't always do that because of limited fundage. so i make homemade gifts hoping they will mean more but i dont know if they do
2007-11-26 13:03:24 · answer #10 · answered by jbethv2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋