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Originally Posted by lynn P.
Sorry to hear that (((Vickie))) and I'm afraid I feel the same way, but for different reasons. Things are very bad financially for us and thank God a nice friend sent the girls a $100 dollars each and my brother sent them 50. I have 1 $20 gift for the youngest and nothing for the older daughter yet. I have to actually borrow a bit from each of them, and later reimburse them - to buy something for them. My heart isn't in it, but I don't want to ruin it for them. I keep telling myself, it's really not the money that makes Christmas- but they usually have at least 5 gifts. The holidays are bitter-sweet for people who are struggling with mental illness or financial problems. I hope it works out for you Vickie
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I know of what you speak...I think this is the first time in many years finances
haven't been strained for us this time of year. Yet, anyone would probably fall over if I revealed how much money the trips to and from England have set us back. As he got older, my son, for whatever reason, asked for less and less as his "special requests" at Christmas time. This year, it was only one thing. Even though I never felt that my son was "deprived" of anything, no matter how much I could or couldn't afford to spend on him, I always felt like I impressed upon him the value of what he did have and that he knew that he was privileged to have what he had. The only proof I had was that he took care of his belongings. He was the only 9 year old with a cell phone in his school. The reason was, I couldn't walk down our driveway to find him. So, he had one at a very young age. And he never lost it! Not until he was 13 and jumped into a swimming pool with it in his pocket! Then he was "punished" by having to use an old one until we could afford to replace his.
I'm sure your girls will appreciate everything they receive and will love this holiday as much as all the others. It's us parents that always sweat the details!