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Location: Scott County, Tennessee/by way of Detroit
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I have ONE cousin on my mom's side who has a son graduating from high school this month... She has always been a little odd about money...she is married to an surgeon and is very well off... I live out of state but she sent me a party invite anyway, which is fine, but the invite says NO GIFTS NECESSARY....The kid got accepted to THE University of Michigan and is going away.... so I am sure he could use some walking around pocket money....do I ignore it and send a check or follow the parent's wishes? Just want some input of what others think.....
If you can afford it, give something. If not, don't.
I'm thinking that was an acknowledgement that not everyone can afford a gift, or one that they (the giver) would consider fitting for someone with as much money as this family apparently has.
I have ONE cousin on my mom's side who has a son graduating from high school this month... She has always been a little odd about money...she is married to an surgeon and is very well off... I live out of state but she sent me a party invite anyway, which is fine, but the invite says NO GIFTS NECESSARY....The kid got accepted to THE University of Michigan and is going away.... so I am sure he could use some walking around pocket money....do I ignore it and send a check or follow the parent's wishes? Just want some input of what others think.....
If it says no gifts necessary then no gifts are necessary.
She is trying to put it to everyone in a more delicate manner than saying "No Gifts" or "No Gifts Wanted".
Do not ignore the request and do not send a check. If the parents are so well off I'm sure this kid will not want for anything and have plenty of walking around pocket money.
Yeah. If you like the kid then get him something, maybe a fancy pen/pencil set (I always liked Cross) or the like.
Or send him a couple bucks.
That could be from you to your favorite (2nd?) cousin separate from the graduation.
The parents have their wishes. We only ever did one birthday party (our two oldest kids are 2 years apart with birthdays 10 days apart) and that was a "No Gifts" one, they were 9 and 7, maybe. Instead they both wanted the guests to bring a can or two of food for the local food bank.
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