I have not met a grandparent yet who has not discussed this topic. Money or a specially selected gift ,that a parent has told us they really want, is dispatched.We await the post for an acknowledgement of our carefully selected gift only to be disappointed . We question whether our expectations are to high and remember our childhood sending out a carefully written thank you letter to Aunty Kitty for her gift of half a crown. I for one was happy with a text/ email response but even that seemed beyond mine. Well how did I resolve it?. I worked out what I spent in a year for each child, Child, granddchild, Great Grandchild and multiplied by five, issued cheques to all stating that was it. I need to point out here that we have five children , thirteen grand children and thirteen great grandchildren and the numbers were increasing. The sheer number of dates to remember and cards to buy was becoming a problem. We were also worried about our ability to keep this up into our eighties. Our mission was a success, the look of gratitude on their faces was enough for us to know we had done the right thing. I need to point out that we are not rich, we saved up to do this and gave up holidays. So it is worth investigating whether it would work for your family.
Water Pollution -“ A National Disgrace”? A case for renationalisation?