Even cheap ones. I don’t think we can do it this. Generally struggling with bills going up but also unexpected car repair costs and house repairs. This year has been financially draining, we can just about to afford to buy dc what they want buy it doesn’t leave much else.
family dynamic is that both me and dp are oldest of 4 with siblings a lot younger than us. Our siblings don’t really buy for our DC as we don’t expect them too but we usually buy siblings a token gift of some kind kr some chocolate but with 6 siblings it adds up, plus parents and my grandmother and my uncle (uncle doesn’t have his own family so couldn’t not get him a gift if I got my mum, grandma etc a gift). I generally love buying gifts but not sure how possible it will be.
I know my grandma will be totally fine with it, no question, she always tells me off for buying her stuff. MIL should be okay, it’s my mother that can be difficult.
I have told her I cannot afford it but she’ll probably forget.
our relatives are in better financial situations than us and this year it just feels pointless buying a gift that no one appreciates for the sake of it.
would you understand?
it’s been a crappy year in general. We’ve lost other friends and relatives along the way. I just feel like a bit of an asshole but money is the tightest it’s ever been for us!