If no thank you notes are "required" - then I feel that no gifts are "required" either
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I have some favorite thank you cards. They are crudely written and even more crudely drawn, BUT they are thank you cards from small children. I have 5 of them...one teen asked recently why Auntie didn't give teens any presents...Auntie just smiled and said recent (and not repeated) gifts obviously did not make it to her, which surprised her into declaring they did and she loved them@@ I cherish her first 2 (ONLY) cards she was made to send when she was about 9 years old, none since then.
I recently received a thank you card from a 5 year old pretend Grandson who not only wrote a thank you note but drew pictures of himself with me..well, he tried@@@ And he will shortly get a hideous big Halloween spider and other decorations. He's a darling child, fostered by my son and DIL
and I cAll him my pretend grandson.
He's the only young one around here who will get Christmas presents from me.