Oh yeah -- gift exchange. That sucks. We've got a similar situation, in that we have friends who do a gift exchange/holiday party thing with both friends and family there. While the kids/friends get a few presents, the family gets a lot more (particularly since there are now two sets of cousins and grandparents there, usually), and it does make the kids feel left out. (And, hell, me too, some years. :-/)
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Date: 2008-12-29 04:23 pm (UTC)