that sounds horrid but i dont. its not because i dont love them, i love them very much.
the reason is, ds1 who is 4 has sooo many toys, needs for nothing, doesnt need clothes, and will be getting presents from both sets of grandparents and other family members that he really doesnt need either.
ds2 will be 7 months old and we have all ds1's baby toys and clothes so he doesnt need anything either, he also will get gifts from other family members.
my problem is, OH was brought up to be quite materialistic, xmas was always a case of keeping up with the jones' even though they really couldnt afford to.
last year i had a real job on my hands trying to keep him to buying one gift for ds1.
so would i be completely mad to try and persuade him that we dont actually need to get the dcs gifts for xmas? and if not, how do i go about persuading him?
i feel quite strongly about this, i really dont want to buy gifts taht will end up in a landfill site. my children will do very well in life without them.
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