FabSwingers.com forum: A question for 35's and under

By *ools and the brain OP Couple
7 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

Let's be honest you're never shy in coming forward with opinions

Do you still get or expect expensive Christmas gifts from parents?

Parents do you still buy big expensive gifts for older children?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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7 weeks ago

East Sussex

No we don't. They earn considerably more than us and buy anything they want during the year. We buy loads of little things for them probably totalling around £50/60.

As an aside the postage to the far east is bloody daylight robbery

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
7 weeks ago

Next Door

No, i don't. I have a set amount. I try to buy something they need.

This year my daughter is in the process of buying her 1st home, so bought things for her kitchen.

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By (user no longer on site)
7 weeks ago

No.

My dad doesn’t give me gifts anymore and I wouldn’t expect him to. He buys for my kids instead, when he can.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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7 weeks ago

East Sussex

Ooo my dad gives us a gift. I think it's his way of showing gratitude for the things we do throughout the year

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By *uperSalopian7Man
7 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

My parents never spoiled us even when we were kids. We were very grateful for what we got which made it mean more.

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By *inger_SnapWoman
7 weeks ago

Hampshire/Dorset

I just get money from my parents, and a few little presents to unwrap.

My a adult child usually gets one big present or lots of little ones. Not necessarily that expensive.

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By *ohnSwingsSurreyMan
7 weeks ago

Horley

That’s my IQ, actually,err , what was the question?

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
7 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

I'm thinking that we spoil our kids a bit too much.

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By *929Man
7 weeks ago

bedlington

When I was 16 and earning my own money I insisted me and my parents exchanged gifts of equal value I wanted to feel grown up

This year my son is 17 and we are doing the same for the first time

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
7 weeks ago

North West

Our son is 22 and we contributed towards some of the cost of his trip out here and also gave him some money for new work clothes. That's it. We don't want or expect him to buy anything for us.

We don't buy each other physical gifts either. This holiday is our collective gift to ourselves. We'd rather make happy memories as a family than collect stuff.

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By *r Looking 69Man
7 weeks ago

north

I've got a near 17 year old and the price of his clothes these days are crazy. Can't wait till he's finished college and out working to get me present haha

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
7 weeks ago

Hereabouts

I'm 30. My dad sends me £100 for Christmas and the same for my birthday. It's the same as he spent when I was a kid. There was a time a few years ago when he didn't want to send me money, he said I need to ask for something tangible.. so I sent him a copy of my gas bill and asked for some money. There's never anything I *need* that he can buy for me... I'm an adult with my own home and a child.. I buy the stuff I need myself. So a £100 boost at Christmas is just nice to have for some extra bits.

My mum died a few years ago but she used to send me like £30 at Christmas too.

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By *vonne5exMan
7 weeks ago

Doncaster

I give mind £100 each and every year I tell them it's their last.

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By *loomy GirlWoman
7 weeks ago

leicester

I spend about £400 on each of my 3 adult kids (25, 22 and 20) and about £100 on my 2 grandbabies (both 2 and a half).

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By *ife NinjaMan
7 weeks ago

Dunfermline

Spent about £600 in total

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By *hirleyMan
7 weeks ago

somewhere

"Let's be honest you're never shy in coming forward with opinions

Do you still get or expect expensive Christmas gifts from parents?

Parents do you still buy big expensive gifts for older children?"

I'm not quite under 35 anymore but I will add my opinion.

I've never expected presents, I hate them. I appreciate the person thinking about me but I don't know what to do when I get it.

I know that I'm in the minority, most of the millennials my age and more so, younger gen Zers are very much all about a prize grab.

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By *emorefridaCouple
7 weeks ago

La la land

My parents stopped giving us expensive gifts once we got tidy jobs. But if we needed something, e.g. I needed a knee op when I was in my early 20's, they helped me pay privately once I had waited over a year and no sign of actually having it.

That meant more to me than any gift tbh.

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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
7 weeks ago

Manchester / Cardiff

I fork out a fortune on my two (both past their teens) throughout the year, and my folks have done the same for me over the years; the bank of mum and dad is a strong tradition in our family. So Christmas presents is more about the gift than it is the value.

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By *oxy-RedWoman
7 weeks ago

pink panther territory

I still get gifts off my Mam and I still spend quite a bit on my 4 grown up kids

Apart from there Birthdays and Christmas they don't get much during the year

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