DH has just had a big row with SIL. Basically she is saying that he doesn't care about his nephews and neices because he doesn't buy enough presents for them. His feeling is that given that there are six of them, they can't all get big presents for every birthday, every Christmas and every time he visits, which is what SIL seems to expect.
Altogether he spends about £200-300 a year on them, but all at Christmas, so that they can get something decent rather than lots little presents that will quickly be forgotten. I think that is relatively generous but equally, I think that if SIL had a smaller family, we'd probably still spend the same amount in total but each would get more.
What do your DCs' uncles and aunts do for presents? Is there an expectation that the more DC there are, the more that should be spent, or is the amount fixed and spread more thinly? Interested to know what others do, as I think DH is being perfectly fair (obviously, given he is my DH ) and SIL is being a cheeky mare!
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What do other people buy as presents for your DC?
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happysmiley · 23/02/2010 20:15
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