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I have recently found out that my son and his family attend openhouses, birthday parties, and weddings. They bring a card, but no gift of any kind. They say they can't afford it, but I know they can spend money other ways, in needless toys, fast food, etc. I told my son that I thought this was tasteless. Their turn will come soon and people will remember. People will see their material things and will not understand why even a $5 bill couldn't be put in a card.
Am I wrong feeling this way? (link)
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I agree that it is tasteless. It is expected that when you attend these kind of occassions, you do bring a gift, even if it is small. I understand being embarrassed for your son. Even if he is an adult his behaviour does reflect on you. How he spends his money is not the issue here. It is his lack of generousity, appearance of stinginess, and lack of social grace.
Now that I said that, I don't think you should say much about it or start an argument over it. You should just express your feelings about it once, clearly, then let it drop.
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Thank you and this is exactly how i handled the situtation
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