My folks have never been much for clothes at Christmas. They both grew up without a lot of money, so (I am speculating here, I don't talk much with my folks about their formative years) I kind of think they (Dad especially) consider clothes a cop-out present: "Here is something I am obliged to provide for you anyway, let's kill two birds with one stone and save some money on actual presents."
Not saying in any way that that's what your mom's thinking, just that that's how Dad probably interpreted gifts of clothes from his parents, and why I rarely got the same.
I'm also not saying that I don't sometimes get "real" presents from them, to which I would *prefer* a pair of badly-fitting jeans that I will never wear...:)
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Date: 2007-07-23 10:59 pm (UTC)My folks have never been much for clothes at Christmas. They both grew up without a lot of money, so (I am speculating here, I don't talk much with my folks about their formative years) I kind of think they (Dad especially) consider clothes a cop-out present: "Here is something I am obliged to provide for you anyway, let's kill two birds with one stone and save some money on actual presents."
Not saying in any way that that's what your mom's thinking, just that that's how Dad probably interpreted gifts of clothes from his parents, and why I rarely got the same.
I'm also not saying that I don't sometimes get "real" presents from them, to which I would *prefer* a pair of badly-fitting jeans that I will never wear...:)