Up to now we have always spent c. £50 each on the 4 younger grandchildren and c. £25 each on the 4 older ones, who are all working. We also bought presents for our own children and their partners (8), usually about £25 each. We have run up credit card debt every year and it now has to stop. My husband and I have both been married before. My family are OK with this but my step-daughter is not happy about the fact that she and her husband are not getting a present this year and she doesn't know yet that we are cutting down on the cost of presents for her two children (both under 5). This will now be £20 each. Last year she posted a photo on Facebook showing their presents under the tree and without exaggeration the pile of presents was so big she had to post more than one view to display them all. Over the last couple of weeks she has been advertising some of their toys for sale on Facebook including a gift that we bought! I think you can see where this is going! Does anyone have any advice as to whether we should try to explain further why we just cannot afford to go on like this or does "never apologise, never explain" apply in this case? My instinct is to go with the latter but I have to consider my husband in this. We don't live near and since he told her about the situation about a month ago, she hasn't phoned him.
How do you acknowledge Easter.
Is there anyone who still thinks that Israel's actions in Gaza are justifiable?