I'm joining the coffee chat again this morning! If you'd like to join, head over to Leslie's at Time out for Mom. The topic is: One gift or two?
Now Leslie's birthday happened to fall on Mother's Day and she is wondering if she should have expected one gift or two. Myself, since my birthday falls in the middle of August, have never had this problem but I do know something of it. Biz's birthday is December 25th - yep a Christmas birthday. He expects separate gifts. He doesn't always get them from me. Since I've never been "independently wealthy," Christmas has often been a struggle for me - especially those years when the kids were at home. Let me just say that being a single mom is not fun at Christmas. It's hard. Those days are gone now but I'm still not "rolling" in money so at Christmas, I'm always broke. I just can't buy what I would like to. So Biz usually gets the "normal" amount spent on him. His mother does make a point of giving him separate gifts for Christmas and birthday. I don't. But I do always make a point of saying "Happy Birthday."
Hi Tami, I'm not much of a 'gift' person --other than for young children. I think that when a person becomes an adult, cards are sufficient... BUT--I know many people who shower others with gifts all of the time... That's just not me.
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Hugs,
Betsy
Michelle's birthday is January 2 and she was constantly getting grouped gifts... but not from me. I made sure she always got two separate gifts... no matter how small....
ReplyDeleteI'm a December baby, so can totally relate to not getting separate gifts as a kid. My DH makes a point of honoring both occasions. We have always been big on not over-spending on special occasion gifts for each other and our kiddoes, especially for Christmas. Gift-giving shoulnd't be a burden on your purse. Do what you can and enjoy it. It should be all about the thought behind the gesture. We sure have had our ups & down in the money department, so I know what a struggle it is to have extra cash floating around for holiday spending. Several years ago, I buckled down and begin taking advantage of sales all year through to buy nice things for the family for whatever upcoming special event. This was hard to do, but once I started then it did two things - saved us money and time.
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i usually get separate gifts--my birthday being so close to mother's day--but not 2 visits!
ReplyDeletehaving been raised by a single mom..... I completely understand. I can remember mom and I doing things together - rather than spending precious money on gifts.
ReplyDeleteAnd now, with one income, Left Brain and I are in the same boat - money can be tight. So the eReader was a lovely surprise. and the budget is why I suggested "time" as the 2nd get.
see...not spoiled. LOL
but he also has a full year to save for next year's spa trip. haha
thanks for joining me again.