Things are definitely tight for Emilee and I. We have 3 kids - each of whom seem to get more expensive to have than they were the previous year. We have a new house. We really don't have much extra at all. But that's okay. It just meant that we had to get a little creative about how we were going to handle gifts for this year.
I think that everybody needs to remember the point of the Christmas gift assignments: it's not about forcing people to spend money, nor is it about receiving/buying stuff. The point is to ensure that everybody is remembered during this time of year. It's a means to preserve our connections to each other as a family. It's certainly not the only means, and maybe in the future there should be other means brainstormed and considered.
But please, let's all remember what it's really about. It's Christmas. We are family. We ought to do things to help us stay connected and remembered during this time of year.
Emilee and I are planning to participate in the family gift-giving.
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