Meanwhile my go-to is a card with a $50 bill, and while my son is always very grateful and polite and seems happy about it, I just feel like I can’t keep up. So here we are with another ...

I am very, very protective of my personal time and don’t want to spend it with unpleasantness. I don’t want to be around rude adults or kids who are unruly and need gifts to feel validated.

A mom says she has saved $5,000 thrifting her son’s birthday and Christmas presents every year. Natalie Joy Miller, 38, has always loved scouring second hand stores and even started collecting ...

One family just gave my son something that looks cheap and probably purchased at a secondhand store (and this isn’t the first time). He was furious, as he spent $100 on each of their family members.

I feel that the joy of shopping for and presenting gifts to my grandchild has been completely usurped. At a recent occasion, they most valued a book that was not on the list, which they received ...

Dear Miss Manners: My son graduated from high school back in May. We sent a number of announcements to close friends and relatives. We also invited those in our city, and those traveling here for ...