This year will be dh and I first as a family of 3, DD will be 10 months old. We also have another baby on the way due in April.
We have spent a fair amount of time recently discussing our feelings towards gift giving at Christmas and birthdays.
Dh and I have been a couple for nearly 11 years, and have never bought each other gifts at Christmas or birthdays, neither of us feel them to be necessary, we just like to enjoy each other's company and will often plan a short trip, nice meal etc instead.
I would like our children to grow up valuing time with family and friends on special occasions, rather than viewing them as a time they are bombarded with gifts, and therefore we are thinking about adopting the 4 gift rule:
Something they want
Something they need
Something to wear
Something to read
I don't want to completely deprive them of gifts at Xmas, but find the excess a little obnoxious and it has never sat right with me.
My question is, has anyone else chosen this route? How has it worked out?
If you do do this, how do you deal with other family members? Do you ask for no gifts, 1 gift...really not sure how to approach the topic fairly for all parties but feel very strongly that Xmas should not be a time for excessive gift giving.
Thanks!
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xhannahx · 19/10/2017 21:00
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