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Christine Gonzalez
christineg
Christine Gonzalez
So.. my husbands family has always celebrated Christmas in Christmas Eve, and my family on Christmas. Worked out great cuz that meant we didn’t have to split time.
But last year, money was tight so everyone (on the hubs side) decided to do their own thing. Ok with me, saved us money and I got it. My husband tho, got a little hurt cuz we finally have babies to celebrate Christmas with, and his sisters who all have grown kids now, don’t even want to buy presents for our babies, just to give them the Christmas experience.
And this year! While at my daughters third bday party, I overheard his family try to sort out Christmas again.
The plan was, for the adults to split into couples, put their names in a hat and do secret Santa as couples. The teenagers and young single kids do secret Santa themselves, and then they told me... to switch kids with my niece, because she has three babies too.
So I flat out said “or we could skip buying presents for the adults, and just buy for the kids since Christmas is more for them anyways”
Was I out of line or did you read that like “WTF?” Too!?!?
10.10.2019

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taylorsmommy
taylorsmommy
I my family we kinda do the same thing. 2 kids go on one piece of paper (never siblings so like I could pick my brothers daughter and sisters son but not 2 of my sisters kids) and the adults pull names who ever they get they get those children each one gift and then my grandparents got all the children one gift and my uncle the same. So we would come together have dinner and they kids get to open 3 additional gifts.
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christineg
christineg
Yea and that’s a good idea! But to just not get any kids presents just because you don’t have kids yourself? A little selfish I think, especially when people have spent the last 20 something years buying presents for your own kids ☹️
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taylorsmommy
taylorsmommy
@christineg, that’s true one year we didn’t do gifts at all that was one of our best Christmas’s just spending time with the family
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jays.mom.
jays.mom.
It’s definitely not out of line... to me once you have kids holidays are nonexistent to adults it is all about the kids, same goes for birthdays I don’t celebrate my birthday my husband‘s birthday is on Christmas Eve and we don’t even celebrate it because Christmas is more about the kids
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christineg
christineg
Thank you!😭 and yep same with us. It’s so fun to see the look on your babies face when they’re being celebrated.
I’m happy with a cute watch for my bday and that’s it. Don’t need to go big anymore.
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jays.mom.
jays.mom.
@christineg, yeah, my husbands side of the family is always wanting to do all these big things, and although it’s fun I don’t have the extra money to buy the whole family presents.. my boys drain us as it is 🥴😅 they always wanna do the white elephant game and their minimum they want you to spend is 35 dollars, which adds up 😂
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christineg
christineg
@jays.mom., yea that’s a big white elephant gift lol we did that one year but with ornaments 👍🏼 so I think the most someone spent was $10, but that was on top of reg presents for everyone lol
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thisisnotaname
thisisnotaname
I like ur idea .
If adults want gifts they can buy what they want . Christmas is more for kids . The holiday excitement and family memories. The gifts should be for kids dinner is for adults :)
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christineg
christineg
Yes! Thank you! I thought I stepped outta line a bit but I’ll offer that idea up. Meet for dinner while the kids open presents ❤️
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