Re: giving myself a guilt trip.

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I don't have any ideas for gifts but what works for Ben is I take him

somewhere, docs, toysrus, a play place, just some where with toys he

doesn't have and see what he gravitates to! Hope this helps!

At 07:20 AM 11/25/2001, you wrote:

>All the wonderful xmas presents you all have purchased...and plan on

>purchasing more...

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>I had only one gift bought for so far, and gave it to him last week

>while I was sick, to buy myself some quiet...

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>The thing is, half (and sometimes more than half, depending on if Marc

>worked overtime) of our weekly cheque goes to mortgage and bills. Then

>there's groceries.... I just am so LOATHE to buy him anything, for fear

>it will be a waste of money! I have so much good stuff purchased already

>for my neice and my goddaughter; I've painted gifts for friends in

>Toronto and for others;

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>We just have so little money and I don't want to spend it on another

>disappointment!

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>Isn't that cold? Or selfish? Or narrow-minded?

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>I love this kid SO MUCH...but this Christmas thing just gives me the

>willies...

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>Any ideas for CHEAP possible gifts???

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>Jacquie

>mom to , 5

>Parenting Autism moderator

> " Am I the only one who allows his mind to prance outside the box? "

> --Dale Gribble, from King

> Of The Hill

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