how much do your parents buy your kids at Christmas?

[sugarbaby]

Today my mother came round to drop off some cards and I casually asked her if she had finished her Christmas shopping. She replied that she only had a few things left to buy but that her living room was full of presents, and that they are all for my DS and my nephew. I asked how much she had bought, to which she rattled off a long list of things she had bought for each of them! She must have bought them upwards of 15 presents each and I would like to bet she's spent probably between £150/£200 on each child! Now I realize that grandparents wish to indulge their grandchildren but isn't this just a bit extreme? i feel almost as if it's like an obsession with her! to see how much she can spend. Last year when I pointed out that perhaps she had spent enough on the kids she replied "how much is enough?".

So was wondering, am I the only one? or is there anyone else out there whose parents try to outdo you when it comes to buying presents for your own kids?

DD is an only grandchild both sides - and normally receives a £10 present from each side - which doesn't seem much to me; neither set of grandparents is exactly poor.

I buy her a lot myself though...although if I bought less, they would buy more I think.

Conversely, if they bought more I would buy less!

my mum and dad spend about £150 on my DS hes 13, and my DD is only 19 months so she gets a little less but my inlaws probably spend about £30, but they have more to buy for.

Well it wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be.

From my parents dd got:

a bike, a baking set, a noddy game, elc cut and play food, my 1st CD & remote control fire engine

ds got:

a bike, pretend tool set, shirt & little people farm

From pil's dd got:

talking fifi, bumble, fifi colouring book, jigsaw, walkie talkies, Cinderella DVD & picnic basket

ds got:

little people circus, Big Cook Little Cook DVD, a catwheeling tigger, mega blocks truck, a Simon says thing thing you sit on and spin around, toy car and pretend telephone.

It could have been far worse.

oh gawwwdddd...

My MIL is a pain in the a$$!! I specifically told her what we were getting DD...she arrived up on xmas day with a far better one (leap-pad) with more books with it. I almost had a row with her, but went to the kitchen and downed rose wine instead Also with the leap-pad was a huge thick book that MIL told her she was only allowed to look at and not touch (whats the point?) and a jewellery box.. with jewellery..lots of sweets.. something else that I can't remember. For ds: A talking bear (for over age 3, he is one) two other v-tech things.. I don't know why I bother buying them anything for MIL and FIL to come in and upstage 'santa' on xmas morning

My parents bought them pyjamas and a book

Both my parents passed on . MIL spends about $2 australian between 3 children if we are lucky. Expects an expensive gift herself though!!!!

MIL spends about £50 on each child (lots of little stuff and one bigger thing) but I don't mind cos she lives far away and hardly sees them. My mum about £10 on each child. (she lives far away too)

Although have to say, MIL always seems to duplicate my main present to them! Which is really irritating! Even when I tell her what I am buying them. GRR