my thoughts are ..if you are poor.. and can't afford it.. and just going to help celebrate. thats awesome. no need for a gift. but if you have dough... and dont even give a dollar or 2... thats just wrong.
Perhaps that's true, but I feel that we should always assume the best about our brothers and sisters, so that if they didn't bring a gift, no matter how much money they may seem to have, there must have been a very good reason.
yea, they're cheap. haha, j/k. your're right - a person's circumstances may change. I also know what ty is saying. It's kinda of annoying when you know someone makes close to six figures a year, drives up in a fancy car, shows off their new electronic toys and gives you $15 (true story).
Now that would be a little annoying, even for the person not focused on the presents. I have no money, but I have no problem dropping $100 for a good friend-unless I have to spend a fortune just to be in it.
my mom has a story like this. her great aunt (grandma's sister) was an extremely wealthy woman and wore 2 fur coats to her wedding cuz she was so cold only gave my parents $10.
she was so cold? is that why she wore TWO fur coats? haha
she was a frail old woman.