Re: The holiday etiquettes
LOL gemini…well they’re still “home baked” cookies…just not baked in YOUR home… :halo:
Even though I’m not a parent myself…I have quite a few friends who had kids along with all my co-workers. My best friend also owns a montessori school and thanks to my fiance’s “circle”…I know several pediatricians. And all this “gift giving” and amount really depends on your budget and what you can comfortably give. If you can afford to give $50 GC…then go ahead. But if you have several people go give to and are more comfortable giving a $15 GC…then there’s nothing wrong with that either.
My best friend gets baked goods and small gifts like the Starbucks GC or even little items from the dollar store…and she also has some parents who give her nice perfume sets (I remember last year someone gave her a “Angel” perfume set!) and other more pricy items. It doesn’t bother her either way. She’s has an idea of the financial “status” of the kids and doesn’t have any “expectations”. She’s just happy they take the time out to show her appreciation. And the few pediatricians I know…they also gets baked stuff along with cards. At my fiance’s hospital…the patient families also usually bring baked goods for the docs and nurses around this time. And once again… at least among the ones I know of…I’ve never heard a “complaint”.
Most really just want to know they’re appreciated. The $$$ part isn’t a huge deal in my humble opinion. 