We are quite fortunate, and yet cursed, to have some very generous relatives. Someone in our family (I won't name names - TONY - because you know who you are!) always gives our children gifts above and beyond the price range of Oprah. Okay, that might just be a wee bit of an exaggeration on my part, but you get the picture.
While we appreciate the generosity of you-know-who, we also want to tell them to knock it off. First of all, we don't give quite the same amount to their child because we have LOTS more people with whom we exchange gifts, and we just can't afford to give in the same way you-know-who does. They don't seem to mind, and that's a relief, because otherwise they would definitely be sad people at Christmastime. I believe they simply enjoy giving and if it's something they really want our boys to have, they don't necessarily look at the cost of the item... They just buy it!
Of course our boys think you-know-who is AWESOME, and who wouldn't? And I'm sure that makes you-know-who feel rather special too, which is great. I'm all for mutual admiration.
But what ISN'T awesome is the fact that you-know-who has a tendency, probably unbeknownst to them, to make a bigger and better impression on our boys than we and Santa combined could possibly make. That ain't right! You can't dis' Santa or Mom & Dad! Seriously. We're supposed to be able to trump everyone when it comes to gift giving to our children at Christmastime. Now... if you-know-who wants to give ME an over-the-top, expensive gift for Christmas, that would be okay. That would give you-know-who the pleasure of giving generously, it would give me the pleasure of being Top Dog with the little people on Christmas morning and of course I would be the recipient of a fabulous gift. See? Everyone can be happy and fulfilled. Now, what did I do with my wishlist?
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