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tankh21's picture

Submitted by tankh21 on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 10:54am

This has been on my mind for a little bit because someone posted about it....So what if the skids get you and your DH something for Christmas, birthdays etc.? Would it be the right thing to do to get BM something from them as well?

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tankh21's picture

Submitted by tankh21 on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:03am

Which is exactly I was thinking. I don't want to spend a dime on BM because she is only doing it to look good in front of the skids.

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Submitted by ESMOD on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:21am

Facilitating young kids doing presents for their parents and other important people... no big problem with giving them a set amount to be spent towards presents for other people... if they choose their mother as one of them.. up to them.

Once old enough to earn and shop on their own.. off the hook.

I am not buying BM a laptop or an ipad. But if you give the kids 50 dollars to buy "everyone" presents.. they can split that how they like.

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Submitted by stepmomof1biomomof1 on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:53am

I used to buy a inexpensive gift for my sons dad and wife. He was little at the time though.

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Submitted by Lit'l Bit on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 12:41pm

DH always took SD shopping for BM and her half siblings on that side of SD's family etc. It never bothered me.

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Submitted by danielsj2 on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 1:44pm

I guess use whatever precedent was in place before. I take SKids to pick out gifts for their dad on fathers day bday and such. BM has never done that with the kids for him nor I (I wouldn't expect her to do that for me anyway). I think BM's dad takes the kids to get gifts her BM.