Hey Pandas, What Are You Going To Gift Your Family Members For Christmas? (Closed)

Nothing.

After years of trying to please my abusive, toxic family, I decided I won't do it anymore (they are never happy or thankful anyway). My mental health is more important.

I will, however, get presents for myself, my friends (a rare cactus, some pretty jewels, some nice cosmetics, and wool-felted decorations made by me) and my pet bird (lots of toys and treats :).

I knit 12 pairs of wool socks for my family this year. We all agreed to do a homemade Xmas this year.

My delightful presence...

I've bought my mother a bottle of Tanqueray Zero so that she can have a grown up drink without alcohol, and my father another reading magnifying glass so he can have one upstairs and one downstairs. I was going to make Mr Auntriarch a Robin Hood hat because he shoots longbow, but I haven't had time yet

My wife, Beth, collects Lego buildings. She is building a town I dubbed "Bethopolis". I got her the Lego Jazz Club.

I bought my dad a magnifying glass so it's easier for him to build his war airplane models. Fo,

For my brother, I got him Overlord Season 2.

For my mom, some wool socks.

For my step dad, a $50 Amazon gift card.

For my step sister, likely the same thing as my step dad.

For my mom's puppers, either a new toy, a vest, or a dog tag.

For myself... Baldur's Gate 3.

For my mom, a blanket or a robe :3

My dad, tbh i have no idea, i might paint a football or by him something sports related

My younger brother, if i cant find anything he loves mcdonalds so ill get him that

My youngest brother, craft supplies or a toy

Me, ✨️SLEEP✨️

My brother gets dnd dice,
The rest of my family gets crocheted animals.

I made my dad a ceramic duck because he's been down lately and ducks make everyone happy, and I'm going to make my mom a lap blanket once she picks out her fabric (she does not like surprises). For my grandparents, I'm kind of piggybacking on family gifts though, since school is chaos this year. I did buy my boyfriend a banana duck plushie though, I hope he likes it :D

When you get older (as we all are) and have lots of "stuff" sometimes symbolic gifts can mean more.

For the past several years I have given my mom and sibs gifts from World Vision. You can buy plants, emergency food rations, blankets, mosquito netting, chickens, other livestock, school supplies or many other things.

There are many organizations like Samaritan's Purse, The Heifer Organization, Habitat for Humanity. Through these places and a ton more, you can give a tangible gift, in the name of a loved one. (It's always good to check on Charity Navigator to see if the organization you are going to trust w/ your money is transparent about where donations are spent.)

This year it's going to Abraham's Blessing out of Cincinnati, Ohio and they are committed to drilling wells for rural people in Kenya. They have done over 100 wells to date. Their slogan, "Water is Life".

My mom is getting an Eagle brand gas can.

I already gifted my husband 2 xbox x games and I already got a ceramic statue of a dog from the 1930's.
I give my stepdaughter and her bf a duvetcover, but a really nice expensive one. Stepson... I don't know yet.

Nothing 🙃

I'm putting a lot of time & effort into homemade/repurposed gifts. Like painting something nice (scenery) on pillow shams - so far these have turned out rather nice looking.
Also have a couple of small boxes, one is coming along nicely while the other - not so much. So maybe a decorative shelf instead. And a "Chewy Box" for my K9 kid, Grae'son.

Amazon gift cards.

Trying to crochet as much as I can with the little time and money I have— hats and scarves!

Idk yet but one year when my job was doing a secret Santa event (last year) one of my coworkers gave another coworker a cookbook called “50 ways to eat c**k.”

My sincerest point of view

a wopping love hug