I can't help it, my DD's daycare sent home a toy catalogue today.
Anyway. Here's the thing, I think my DD has too many toys, and I don't think she has nearly the amount a lot of kids have. So maybe I'm projecting. BUT. My SIL, for example, has two girls 18 months apart. The elder is a similar age to my DD, we've always exchanged gifts for them, fine. The younger will be 9 months old at Christmas. I realised today that I probably should buy for both, but I only really want to buy for the elder. Not because of money, but because, well, won't the younger already have all the elder's now-outgrown toys to play with already?
What I do is, every year I go through after Christmas and put away a) half her new stash to be brought out during the year, and b) anything she's outgrown but is still in good condition. So I'm thinking that for DC2 I'll just bring out that year's toys, which will be new to them, for the first few years.
So will those people who buy presents for DD1 also buy presents for #2 from the getgo? Which means I will end up with a spiralling stash of crap? Should I be doing that with my SIL and others, so they also end up with a spiralling stash of crap? I do realise that once the kids are older they'll have separate instincts and hobbies and need separate presents, but surely for the preschool set it's madness?
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I am overthinking present giving etiquette yes alright it's a Christmas thread shut up
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Tortoiseonthehalfshell · 29/07/2011 13:32
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