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[QUOTE="zio, post: 210151, member: 19332"]
We recently quit exchanging gifts.  It's just too freaking expensive.  And no one really cares about "getting" anyway.  The stress I used to experience at Christmas is all gone now!

However, when I was a kid, Christmas was incredible.  Both my parents were extremely poor when they were young, so obviously they over compensated a few times.  I remember one year when we could hardly walk through the living room for all the gifts crammed in there.  It was absurd.  :)   I only wish all kids could experience that just once.

As an adult, I think I have a pretty healthy perspective.  I love giving, hate getting.  But most of all, I love being with family.  Each year, it seems we adopt a new person into our family.  We have two girls who don't have families coming each year now.  It's the coolest thing, to share what we have with them.  And I don't mean the presents, although we make sure that they got spoiled a little the first year, too.

So Ivan, KXKen, JP- Merry Christmas to you guys.  I hope you get all the lovin' you can handle this year! XOXOXO
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