Christmas what are you getting your kids?

[wnaplay1647545503]

I actually just told my oldest its time to find work(hes 15). He says no way I laughed. My oldest is into shoes. Dont ask me why but he has amassed a collection of 20+ mint condition shoes that apparantly cannot be worn for more than a day at a time. He has asked for a bunch more but I dont see it happening. At this point they want very expensive items that I just cant see me getting them. At the limit we set and what they want it equals to around 2 presents a piece and I just cant do it. 6 presents under a tree just would seem like a crappy christmas.

[jerrodh]

Buy one nice gift so they are happy, and then spend the other half or more on stuff they NEED or would enjoy (slightly?) I always got new clothes, even things like socks and T-shirts are good filler items, its stuff they need. Then my parents always had one WOW gift.

 

Something else thats kind of fun that you could start is "look a likes" get them all the same gift, something that anyone could like, etc. Some of my look a likes have ranged from ridiculously loud toy gatling guns when we where 5 and 9, to HDTV's, to a bag of cheesesticks (Yes i had a christmas present in the freezer), and last year we got a box of cat litter.

 

Some years they are really epic presents other years they are just great laughs, either way I always remember christmas's because of our Look a likes.

[wnaplay1647545503]

My wife always says I spoiled the kids. Christmas was the one time of the year my parents actually would show us they had money. I always try to mimick the wow factor I had on christmas morning and with the things that are out there today being so small and so expensive it gets harder each year.

[Doc1647545523]

You're all being far too responsible. Get your son what he really wants this Christmas (age 5 and older):

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Mine came yesterday. I've already accidentally set two things on fire. I'm lucky I don't have any pets, or they'd be dead by now. I'll be blind before the end of the week. I think I need supervision.