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DS is turning 2 next week. Our families keep asking what they should get him. Would asking for contributions to his 529 account be inappropriate? He has a million toys and books, there really isn't anything else that he needs.
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07.14.09, 01:16 PM Flag ]
- I don't have qualms about that with close family (at least my own side - I make dh give the suggestions to his side), but my mother cannot resist buying toys.
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  07.14.09, 01:22 PM Flag
- i thought the same thing but they want to see the reaction of ds opening present. maybe say half of each.
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  07.14.09, 01:23 PM Flag
- then say nothing!
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  07.14.09, 01:50 PM Flag
- we made a rule in our families that they could get 1 thing and anything else they wanted to spend had to be towards college or an activity (an art class or whatever) bc the grandparents wanted to spend $200-300 and on toys for a 2yo that was ridiculous.
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  07.14.09, 02:13 PM Flag
  - That is a rule we institute for ourselves within our family.
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    07.14.09, 06:43 PM Flag
- At 2 yo birthday I asked for checks or toys for Toys for Tots. It gets harder to do the next few years when they actually expect presents, but at 2....a couple little things and they are set!
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  07.14.09, 06:52 PM Flag
- depends on your relationship. that's something you have to gauge.
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DS is turning 2 next week. Our families keep asking what they should get him. Would asking for contributions to his 529 account be inappropriate? He has a million toys and books, there really isn't anything else that he needs.

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DS is turning 2 next week. Our families keep asking what they should get him. Would asking for contributions to his 529 account be inappropriate? He has a million toys and books, there really isn't anything else that he needs.

I don't have qualms about that with close family (at least my own side - I make dh give the suggestions to his side), but my mother cannot resist buying toys.

i thought the same thing but they want to see the reaction of ds opening present. maybe say half of each.

then say nothing!

we made a rule in our families that they could get 1 thing and anything else they wanted to spend had to be towards college or an activity (an art class or whatever) bc the grandparents wanted to spend $200-300 and on toys for a 2yo that was ridiculous.

That is a rule we institute for ourselves within our family.

At 2 yo birthday I asked for checks or toys for Toys for Tots. It gets harder to do the next few years when they actually expect presents, but at 2....a couple little things and they are set!

depends on your relationship. that's something you have to gauge.