can walmart make a child chrismas happy cause there mother past this year grandmother cant efford 6 children?
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you can buy some thing cheap a  garage sale or some thing....\n\n\nJustin
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You know you seem to have based your idea of a good Christmas on what you received.... What did you give?\n I received three very thoughtful gifts and spent the day with my two oldest granddaughters,husband, daughter and son in law and could not have been a better day.
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Yes, I know because my kids gave up their christmas gifts to poor children with out us(parents) saying anything. They only get 2gifts for christmas each year, one from Santa and one from us. So I'd say I did something right. I cryed.
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I take my kids to the store and let them pick it out.  Pretty simple a 6 yo can have somewhat of a clue what they want to get.  You may have to make suggestions and obviously have the final say but let your kid pick a gift.  Not doing so, will give your child the wrong impression.  As long as you are not spending excessively your current husband should not make a big deal out of it.  To me its a respect thing, my ex is the mother of my children and they should be able to give her a gift if they want to and its my responsibility to facilitate that.
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I have three grandkids, number four on the way. the eldest is twelve; she lives with her father, her mum is my oldest daughter. She left her with her dad five years ago and went away to work. Her dad is a muslim, and up to then, my daughter had reared her as a christian. I have no problem with this, her dad is a lovely, kind man and I have a great relationship with him . The problem is, the child is totally confused as to what the rules are as regards religion, dress code, behaviour codes, etc. This is leading to a backlash from her as she is starting to rebel. My heart goes out to her as she has been pushed around a lot during her short life. I have considered offering to have her live with me; I know she's happy in my house when she visits, but I don't know how her mum or dad would see this.
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Have you talked to your local Mothers of Multiples/Mothers of Twiins Club?  I know that our club has a charity fund.  I'm not from the Boston area so I don't have any specifics.  Also, remember that at 2 years old they won't fully appreciate Christmas gifts.  My cousins kids always end up just playing with the boxes and gift wrap!\n\nGood luck from a mom of 10 month old twins!
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May be a grandmother!
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At a certain point me and my folks and my siblings came to a conclusion.  None of us are children anymore, we're all reasonable adults and none of us have money to go throwing around.\n\nSo what we do is give each other stuff that we can actually use.  Rice, Toothpaste, Paper Towels...you name it.\n\nBut then there's the thing where you use up the "gifts" so what do you have to hang onto other than memories.\n\nThat's why we also do a scrapbook every year at Christmas.  We make one for each person, identical to the others and we make a video of it.  We just take pictures in duplicates, make photocopies and then get together for food, fun and making our little books.\n\nYeah it's kind of corny but I'd rather be corny than materialistic.\n\nPeace Be With You
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I think lots of people are sad, frustrated or disappointed at Christmas. For many it;s the most stressful time of the year. Families often are at odds about everything from religious beliefs, what time to eat dinner and how many toys to get for the kids. Lots of people spend way too much money and spend the rest of the year paying off credit cards. COmmercials and social mythology tell  us that "everyone" is happy this time of year, but I don;t think this is true. At least you admit your feelings.
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The court can decide anything they want  when it comes to the best interest of the child.  It could be that they feel she can handle one child but is too stressed and overwhelmed to handle three.
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i have started shopping fo rmy kids, but i am not a holiday person.  I wouldnt do Christmas if it werent for the kids.
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Maybe you can suggest a grab bag for people.  \nI think its crazy for everyone toeach give everyone the same value of unpersonal gifts.  Just makes the stores rich.  \nMaybe have each extended adult couple do the grab bag and just buy for the children?
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None I want to wait a while before I have any.Congradulations on your child any way,how old they!?But I want either 2 identical twin boys or just 1 boy or 1 girl thats it!
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People should definitely be allowed to say "Merry Christmas" if they want to.  But the point is, stores do have customers who don't celebrate Christmas, and Christmas is a religious holiday.  So if a store like Walmart wants to be inclusive of all holidays, why can't they?  What's wrong with "Happy Holidays?"  It includes Christmas.  Christmas is the religion of the majority, but the majority of people are also white.  Should Walmart say "Merry Christmas, White People" ?  Of course not!  There is nothing wrong with an inclusive sentiment.  Bill O'Reilly is wrong on this one. Happy holidays is a sentiment that speaks to the majority and the minorities -- what's wrong with that?  Seriously -- some people don't believe in Christ or in Christmas -- why no be inclusive of all in this season?  It's completely wrong to punish stores for trying to send a message that is religion-neutral and in general good spirits.
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That's interesting...where did she get the walrus from?  My mother doesn't have any really strange hobbies.  I would have some strange hobbies if I could but I'm poor.
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:}\nif this address materialism in general\nThen I think all companies that use Christianity soly for economic reasons are wrong, that would include walmart.\n\nIf you think walmart is the only company that would use Christianity to economic advantage I think you are wrong\n\nand no I do not believe that Walmart will control all buying or even a significant portion of it.
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My parents had six children and they had to put a set amount on each of us because they didn't have very much money. When we were younger, it wasn't set and Christmas stressed them out greatly! Now, Its $100-200 (depending on the finances) and there was one present that was the main present. You don't want to teach your children that Christmas is all about tons of presents and it how much that it was. They wont know the difference and if you do this at a young age... putting an emphases on giving and love, they will appreciate you more and what they get. \nWhen my parents didn't have a set amount growing up, it stressed me out and I hated Christmas and receiving presents. My youngest sibling, however, only cares about what she can get and how much it is. \nwhether you see it or not... figure out what you want to teach them (even if you dont realize it, you are teaching them) and how much that you can afford without going overboard.