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So.....the drama continues. SIL took it upon herself to share my email with my neice (the bride to be), well dn was so upset she called my dd to vent. "How dare I say such things! My feelings have never been so hurt." dd told her she only heard one side and needed to her what sil told me before she jumped to conclusions about why I said things I did. dn didn't call me she sent me an email saying if I thought gifts were all Christmas was about they wouldn't be there because she would feel unwanted. I sent a reply and copied the sections of my original email explaining imo everyone should buy or not buy which every they feel is right for them, don't feel you won't be welcome if you don't have gifts and told her the email wasn't about dn buying or not buying but the angry things her mother said in our phone conversation. At the end I said "I love you and have always tried to do for you but this is the last conversation I will have about this topic. After 30 years your mom should know my feelings - buy for who you want to." Too much drama over what is to be a joyful time. I am not replying to any more email from them about this topic. Should be interesting to see if they show up at dd's bday dinner in a couple weeks.

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I had enough and I sent her an email, told her I understand the days ahead will be stressful, but since the wedding was planned in Feb I thought it was selfish to not think of others, especially since we gave her daughter a shower and that if they aren't buying Christmas gifts it was rude to send an email to all the family member telling them Macys had a "special" if we each purchased the $200 placesettings the bride-to-be has on her registry. I also told her since her daughter is the last one to marry this isn't anything other family members have went through and no one else felt it necessary to not do Christmas even though they had Nov, Jan & Feb wedding dates. It just takes some planning and thinking of others. The 2 grown nephews have pretty much burned their gift receiving bridges. They both work fulltime, have more money that most of us yet never even buy gifts for the kids or their Grandma. Funny though they always buy gifts for each other. So it isn't that they don't give gifts, they just don't give to us. You would never know we are the only family that has been around them their entire lives. SIL family lives out of state and they see them maybe once every 2 0r 3 years. Oh well, I decided long ago she wasn't ruining my holiday spirit. I enjoy gift giving and will continue to do so. If it make them feel guilty to receive that is on them. By the by, she hasn't answered my email.

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Funny you should bring up this topic. My parents filled stocking for us every year. It was the first thing we opened Christmas morning. I am 50 this year and for this first time we won't all have stockings at my Mom's. She said it is just too expensive since everyone is grown. The problem is each time a spouse or grandchild came along she added a stocking for them. So this year it would be 13 stockings. Instead she will just be filling stocking for the 4 young ones. At my house I fill stockings for my dd, sil and 2 grandchildren. They open them when they come over Christmas morning. I remember when we were little hangin our stockings for Santa was the last thing we did before we went to bed Christmas eve.

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When dd was young I shopped at lunchtime. I was able to get a lot done that way. I Christmas shop all year long so usually the only person I needed to shop for "in secret" was dd. What about a day with a family member? Could she spend some time with a family member and do something special, like lunch, the show or a play? I take my granddaughter for the afternoon/evening for Grandma & Me time so my dd and sil can shop for her.

She means we can do what we want but she isn't buying gifts. After 30 years she knows we have a small family and buy for everyone. She has the most kids, 3, all grown. We only meet at my Mom's house Christmas afternoon so there isn't a lot of running around. On her side she has an elderly Mom & brother that live together 3 blocks from her house. It is just the way she is. We love her but she goes off on these tangents about something all the time. She never thinks before she speaks, she just carries on and doesn't think how it might impact others. She will not show up with gifts. But her and the kids will be there and they all know no matter what she does we would not have gifts for them. It really doesn't matter, I buy for whom I want to give to and I like to give to them all. I just can't stand being the person she chooses to rant toward. Thanks for letting me vent.

My niece, age 30 & living with the guy she is marrying, is getting married in Nov. So my sil called last night to say she meant to mention it at the bridal shower I gave that "they aren't doing Christmas this year." With all the stress of the wedding she is just not aknowledging any birthdays or Christmas for the rest of the year. I had to bite my tongue from telling her how selfish I think this is. This is from the same woman that last week sent us an email telling us if we buy the $200 china placesetting from Macy's my niece registered for that we can get a bonus buy. Now, it isn't a money issue. She took money from the estate my brother left and put it aside for the wedding. It is the same issue it has been for the 30 years I have know her. She doesn't plan ahead, she waits to the week of an event to shop for everything and then blames her stress on everyone not understanding. Even if she doesn't buy for anyone else she should buy for the kids. They don't understand "her stress." Sorry for the rant. I just can't believe her! I wanted to say didn't you know Dec 26th of last year that Christmas would come on Dec 25th this year?

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I made coasters for my oldest nephew when he moved into his first apt. He is in a band so I printed some black and white pics from their website, glued them on some tiles, sealed them and ta da - personalized coasters. He was 24 then and loved them. I have made the clear ornaments, also. I filled the inside with shredded foil, crinkled paper and then used alphabet stickers to personalize them. Another fun thing to do with the kids is to put a drop of two different acrylic paint inside, opposite side of the clear glass ornaments then twirl them gently side to side. The paint blends the two colors together for a wonderful look. I used a light and dark colored paint. Like white and purple or off white and red. I sat them, with the top open, in an empty egg carton to dry. For dad's gift - is there something he enjoys in the way of quotes, songs or poems? One year Mom had us take Dad's favorite hymn, gently trim the edges (you can use different craft scissors) and glue it to a piece of stained wood. Then we sealed the dried page to the wood with clear varnish. It made a great plaque for his office. You could do this with a collage of pictures too. Make copies on a good quality paper or the glue and stain will soak through.

OSS - this would have been great for my neice

DD - nothing yet, her bday is in Nov & I have bought for it. SonIL - StarWars Sculpture Ltd Edition Waterman Pen Airplane Hallmark ornament golf balls DGD - perfume blue rubber duckie ds game paint horses set butterfly shape chair Wii game DGS - (he will be 3 months old) 2 fisher price toys, stuffed dogs clothes Fisher Price Noah's Ark Mom - heart pin & flag Stepdad - his bday is in Nov too, shopped for it but still need something for Christmas Sister - Necklace/earring set & lunch totebag Niece - photo printer Nephew - usb 4 gb Niece & her hubby - necklace & earring set/bbq stainsteel acces set Nephew - Cardinals jersery Nephew - Joel Osteen cd set Cousin families & their children - wreath platter, nail care paint can pirates bath set & costume twister cologne set Guesstures game Jesus in Xmas plaque SIL & her Hubby - Joy windchime, lunch tote & collapsable cooler Step niece - carebear & 2 books, lacing cards Work gifts - sonoma candles cookie jar platter snowman poturri burner GD Secret Santa - you won't find these gifts listed here. Two people left to buy for and all that is left is the wrapping.

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I have done the same thing in the past, dressed up money or gift cards. For my nephew's graduation I folded the bills in to the shape of a dress shirt and framed it. For my niece's bday i filled a plastic container with popcorn and the gift card was buried inside. Silly girl instead of dumping it out she ate the popcorn while she opened other gifts to find the real gift. Last year for my nephew's 16th I undid a rubberband ball, placed money inside and rewrapped the ball & stapled it back in the original package. It is great to see their face when they think their gift is a rubber band ball or container of popcorn.