Gifts in Advance - How many do this................

[2106greencat]

Son needed motorbike jacket - a good one - can I get it for him for Xmas and no gift needed then please mum ?

No worries, but now come Xmas morning I will feel oh so bad not giving him something to open, and yes I have done this in the past and yes I am soft, but how many other mums and dads out there have done this ?

Be kind to me...........

'tis the season and all that

[imastawka]

I write on a piece of paper " I already gave you........."

put it in a box and wrap it up

[downeyas]

Me for 1 Cat - but I always made sure that on THE day there was a small wrapped pressie as well & if you son has a sweet tooth (mine has) then that makes it easy lol

[happyroo_bunji]

how about a small cheapish gift for him to open on xmas day?

My parents bought me something expensive close to xmas one year, and I didn't expect anything else, but they did give me some lovely pressies on the day.

[2106greencat]

Thanks all, my son is the least demanding kid I know, it is all in my own mind, I know that.

He would be mortified if I got him something else after we had made the deal.

Thinking along your line stawks downy,  I was thinking of giving him the Xmas card with maybe a $5 scratchie and saying - Hope you are happy with your jacket' or maybe a photo of said jacket 'Hows that gift working out for ya? LOL

[imastawka]

$5 scratchie sounds perfect, gc.   Maybe he'll win big

[bushies.girl]

I guess i would still give him something small, some credit for his ph perhaps?

[2106greencat]

and share his wealth with his generous mother..........

[imastawka]

Fingers and toes crossed for ya

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

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2106greencat wrote:

Son needed motorbike jacket - a good one - can I get it for him for Xmas and no gift needed then please mum ?

No worries, but now come Xmas morning I will feel oh so bad not giving him something to open, and yes I have done this in the past and yes I am soft, but how many other mums and dads out there have done this ?

Be kind to me...........

'tis the season and all that

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I hear you greencat! Maybe something small like an Itunes voucher?

Though different,I have a similar situation every year for my son- his birthday is on the 19th December.

Over the years, we have focussed on his birthday and Christmas is more of a family day- gifts are exchanged, but small ones.

When he was younger, some relatives would give him 1 gift for both! It was like he didnt get a birthday, some of them refused to see it as a big deal, but imagine if you were a kid and looked forward to your birthday, only to have it ignored? His birthday would often be the last day of school, and I would take a cake into his class, and it was often assumed it was to celebrate the end of year..

Maybe Im a bit sensitive about this, my mums birthday was Christmas Day, and it was as if she couldnt celebrate it, if you know what I mean..