Reply #34: Some people do need it

[sandnsea]

and some adults would never have special things if they didn't get them as gifts at Christmas. I think some of what I see is excessive, especially in a family where everybody has everything already anyway. But that's not true for most people. I really don't understand the resentment in giving a nice gift. Most of the favorite things that I treasure now, I've gotten as Christmas gifts. Then again, I lost everything in a fire at one point, so maybe I treasure the little personal momentoes more than most people. When you look around your home, it's all those special little gifts that make it your home, your life. I manage to give charitably and give gifts too. If I can find the money, anybody can.