tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161579608494284950.post136224187621335069..comments2023-08-28T22:27:39.297-10:00Comments on The Larissa Monologues: Simplifying the Holiday Season Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690789194619561508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161579608494284950.post-25089362401418490592012-11-14T10:34:20.039-10:002012-11-14T10:34:20.039-10:00Brett, that sounds like a great family time :) Our...Brett, that sounds like a great family time :) Our families do creative gift exchanges together - we each have one person to give a "real" gift to, and give stocking stuffers (homemade or inexpensive items) to the rest of the family. It has been a nice compromise between those of us who would prefer to eliminate the gift-giving and those who love the gift-giving.Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690789194619561508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161579608494284950.post-39172753023140530232012-11-14T09:33:30.862-10:002012-11-14T09:33:30.862-10:00This is great, Larissa. My mom, sister, and I mad...This is great, Larissa. My mom, sister, and I made a decision last year to simply not buy gifts for one another (guess who broke that rule.... the dude). Our reasoning was very much the same as yours. I have to say, as much as I missed the free toys and (even more so) the anticipation of watching someone you care about tear the wrapping paper off of something you have given them.... I didn't really miss the gift exchange that much. Family time was much more deliberate, conversational, relaxing, and, in a word, simple.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576486322246502313noreply@blogger.com