Are you on Santa’s list this year?
Posted
November 27, 2008 at
1:39 am by
Marge
With Black Friday looming ahead, many of us are looking at our lists and figuring out what we want to give those we love and what we can reasonably afford to do without losing our homes in the process.
Everyone I’ve talked to is planning a for a skinnier Santa this year. We’ve opted for one larger family gift for us with only two to three smaller items for the kids. Most of our friends are getting memberships to support some of our favorite local organizations that need support more than ever.
Homer and I have not even begun to consider gifts for ourselves. It appears we’re not alone. According to a New York Times article this week, more and more parents are opting to shun their own desires to give their kids the best Christmas they can afford.
The concept of self-sacrifice isn’t anything new. Most of us would starve lest to see our offspring experience a pang of hunger or the disappointment of an empty stocking on Christmas morn.
If times weren’t as tough as they are, what would be on your Christmas list?
Tags: holiday shopping, New York Times, Parenting, self-sacrifice, skinny Santa |
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1. Devyl said:
November 27, 2008 @ 1:42 am
A trip home to see my families.
2. AboutParenting said:
November 27, 2008 @ 11:59 am
I am going to be up early on Black Friday to get a gift for myself. The sale begins at 5:00 a.m. and the quantities are limited. I hope to get a DVD camcorder, marked down $100, or preferable a hard drive camcorder that is marked down more than $100.00.
I am running late this year and I just started making out my Christmas gift list last night. I know that it is not a surprise but I decide on a Christmas gift and then I contact the person the gift is for and see if it is something they really want. Sometimes they will make a suggestion and choose something related to my original choice.
3. momof3_ipmod said:
November 30, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
My hubs and I have not bought gifts for one another for Christmas in years; we only buy for the kids. Buuuttt…if we had more money then I would have to say, gift cards to JCPenny, Sears, Kohls and Lowes. With gift cards I can get what *I* want and not what my lovely husband thinks I want. I could get clothes, shoes, tools, home project items and maybe even some fun computer gadgets that I really want. And if we had a lot of money then I would say a nice, quiet, kid-free vacation somewhere for a week like Destin or Hawaii. OR a family vacation to Disney World or Land. (sigh) Maybe one day that can happen!