them isn’t the same as the meaning someone else sees.
To me, buying fewer adult gifts meant reducing stress and making room for other parts of Christmas.
To someone else, an annual present might represent affection, continuity, or the comfort of knowing that a familiar tradition would always be there.
Neither interpretation automatically makes someone wrong.
I decided that the best way forward was to be clear, kind, and consistent.
I could still send a thoughtful card. I could call someone I hadn’t spoken to in a while. I could
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