My son & daughter-in law,,,,?
My son & daughter-in-law have a son that is turning 1 next month. They wanted me to buy a particular present that was $200 .00 two hundred !! hey, I am no Rockefeller, I bought the same thing for my child years ago & it was $6.00 at the thrift store !! What do you think ? What makes these young parents want all the expensive "name brand" baby items & furniture that costs so much ? I Sure we all want nice things for our children, but will a 1 year old know the difference ??? Plus,,,like a lot of Americans, takes all we make just to make ends meet, plus am trying to get out of debt...$200.00, & it is just a birthday present,,,to make matters worse, daughter-in-law's parents are well off & throw $$$ around, & I feel like I do not measure up,
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Young couples can be so demanding these days, it's not even funny. It's a "me me me" society. Show them you're not a victim by buying a gift you find suitable and more reasonably priced. Your grandchild will not like you less for buying less expensive items. I just had a situation like this where my sister-in-law asked for a donation towards a $500 blender for her daughter's wedding shower. Like, give me a break. I didn't contribute a dime and will give a nice wedding gift instead. I think we have to show these people to stop being greedy Good luck!
i hear you, im 27 had my son at 22 and both me and my husband have worked really really hard to give him the best we can, but never expect any gifts higher than 20 bucks . my parents are well off and usually do splurge on my son quite a lot as well as my siblings since my son is the only grandson, on my husbands side its quite the opposite and my husbands siblings all have their own kids, so we don't expect much from them and i did have a chat with my in laws about how we don't want them to go out of their way to buy our son expensive gifts. it made them feel a lot better, so put your foot down and tell them if you had the money you would be delighted but you don't, so they have to provide their kid with expensive thing themselves..
just to know you have a good heart should be enough to your son and his wife more to him because he shouldnt tell you what to buy if he knows your situation ..ok so the other ppl have money how come they didnt ask them...i think maybe she controls him..and who cares if its name brand or not ..thats why kids now adays want brands because the parents made them like that or the kids want them and the parents give it to them back then every one worked for what they wanted ..but i guess your son forgot that thanx to savings you made he had more.. talk to them or just do the best you can and get your grandson what you think is good.. if they dont like it theyll return it to you and cannot say you dont care
I would sit down and discuss it with them. Tell them you'd love to but can't afford it and will a cheaper one suffice.
Don't feel down because you can't through money around. I'm right there with you.
wow...no one should tell you what to buy someone...keep a savings account for you grandson...he doesn't need dumb toys or expensive clothes but money for an education