maslex
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- Apr 15, 2006
My kids are grown now (20 & 22). They both still live at home. Youngest's girlfriend lives with us about 95% of the time also. Oldest son is now dating a girl with a 2yr old little boy. She and her son do not live with us. (just a little background)
Anyhow, I admit that I have ALWAYS gone overboard with the boys Christmas gifts. Ridiculously overboard. That's going to come to a big ole halt this year. I really need to scale things back. Usually when we do Christmas Eve over my brother's house, we all put a name in a hat and pick a name. We do a $25 spending limit. Then Christmas Day, we do the same her SIL's family but we have a $50 spending limit with them. So I got to thinking........do people do "picking a name" within their home between your spouse and children (assuming they're older).
I'm just trying to decide if I should go that route between us and the kids or still buy a few things they'd like, just not to the extent that I was.
So, how do you do Christmas (mainly for the older kids)
Anyhow, I admit that I have ALWAYS gone overboard with the boys Christmas gifts. Ridiculously overboard. That's going to come to a big ole halt this year. I really need to scale things back. Usually when we do Christmas Eve over my brother's house, we all put a name in a hat and pick a name. We do a $25 spending limit. Then Christmas Day, we do the same her SIL's family but we have a $50 spending limit with them. So I got to thinking........do people do "picking a name" within their home between your spouse and children (assuming they're older).
I'm just trying to decide if I should go that route between us and the kids or still buy a few things they'd like, just not to the extent that I was.
So, how do you do Christmas (mainly for the older kids)