i'm sooo the same - and have even had a go at one friend who told me off for buying stuff for Gremlin cos we'd "get lots of presents" - i dont' expect presents, and i certainly don't expect people to get exxy stuff (like cot sheets for boori cot) - so i told her i'd buy what i wanted when i wanted. we can afford it, so why not?
i'm very generous with gifts, but don't expect it in return - i don't buy to get something back - i buy because it makes ME happy - i don't expect anything back. actually i lie - a simple thankyou and some gratitude goes a looong way!
Glad to know I'm not the only odd one!! LOL! Sounds like we have a similar independent streak!
I buy for others because it makes me happy too. I need to see it from that point of view - if people buy for Dot, it's because it makes them happy and accepting it graciously (on behalf of Dot), is what I need to do. I've been stressed lately about how disorganised we have been (I feel although we are getting there), and people have made the same comment "Don't worry people will give you heaps of stuff" etc. I just can't see it happening and I hate the perception that I would be automatically expecting it.
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