To stop buying my friends baby presents

[rainydays365]

I have 5 close friends who have all had babies I buy the babies birthday/christening and Xmas presents. Aibu to cut down or just stop buying them gifts I don't get anything in return and I know it's not all about that but Iv moved homes twice and only 2 have bothered to even get me a card for my new home. I don't have children and don't plan on it so I find it unfair? I am in debt and the cost of living is affecting me but part of me feels bad if I dont

I'd stop especially if you can't afford it. I don't expect any of my friends to buy my children presents whether they have kids or not. Usually the ones with kids do but only because we go to each others children's parties.

Definitely stop buying presents, you're buying way too much.

You don't need to get birthday, Xmas or Christening presents!

Please stop: nobody can expect you to buy their kids gifts.

The way I do it - new baby/ christening present, yes. Birthday present if invited to party, yes. Otherwise, no.

I do what @EndlessRain does now - I do t have kids but the three friends I went to school with had eleven between them! I just couldn’t afford it.

God yes stop, a nice gift (doesnt have to be expensive) for a new baby and nothing else unless I'm actively invited to (and attend) a christening or birthday party was my rule

This is how I do it as well. I ask people not to buy for my baby when they ask me what I want for her and so they know I mean it and I’m not just being polite, I tell them that I won’t be doing presents for their kids routinely at birthday/Christmas. It gets ridiculous and I barely see these kids so buying them presents doesn’t make any sense to me anyway.