Us adults have a pact to cease gift exchanging. It’s too hard and places too many expectations on people. We run the gamut lately from high paid remote workers, to my welfare scrub ass, and my boomer retiree parents who don’t know how to not worry about money despite being fine.

But for the kiddos we all make an exception and do what we can. I don’t miss getting gifts, I do miss being able to afford and to give them though.