Donating to charity in lieu of giving Christmas presents

Sounds like they get to forego Christmas shopping for tax breaks.

I donate my relatives gifts to "The Human Fund" every year.

I commend your efforts, and you seem sincere.

However, with that said, it does remind me of when George Costanza donated in everyone's name to the Human Fund -- Money for People.

That's just my sick sense of humor, though.

Sounds pretty boastful tbh.


Why not just quietly donate to those charities and buy small inexpensive gifts for family?


And I feel sorry for any small kids that got shafted cause Aunt and Uncle Rich Assholes decided to forgo their gifts to brag about giving to charity instead.

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try walking the halls of St. Jude.

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I've walked the halls of many different pediatric oncology units as a peds nurse. I get what you are saying.


But a 6 year old should still be given gifts from family members. Don't make a young child feel bad for wanting to be a kid and wanting toys.


Get them involved though. They don't understand giving money to charity. Instead...have them doing something physical to help others. Have them help hand out toys to kids at children's hospitals, etc.

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Sounds pretty boastful tbh.

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agreed. It's like they're saying look at us we are donating to charity aren't we awesome? only insecure people brag about giving. You're supposed to do It because you feel like it's the right thing to do not to show off

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I think it's selfish and lazy.

What does the O-T think?

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I think that if someone wants $$ to be donated on their behalf instead of receiving gifts, that's fine. But they shouldn't assume that other people want donations made in lieu of receiving gifts.

Obviously they are wealthy and don't feel like they need anything, but that doesn't mean they should assume the people are buying for feel that way.

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What does the O-T think?

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to answer this question

"They didn't get rich by giving their money away to the poors like you."

On one hand, for me personally, I wouldn't care at all. In fact, when it comes to Christmas gifts, I'd rather people take whatever they would spend on me and put it towards gifts for kids. There is nothing they could give me that I "need", but for some reason I don't like how they come off as if they made a decision for everyone.

Do you buy gifts for them? I'd sort of look down on them if so. Its great to donate, but sometimes there is more to a gift than the actual material item. And like someone said.. They are giving you a "gift" that comes with a tax break.. I would call them out on that part.. If you do buy gifts for them, when you give it to them I would say something like "I like that idea of donating the money, yall would spend on gifts for everyone, to charity. Its a win-win situation, a charity gets a little extra money, yall don't have to think about what to buy everyone and it comes with a tax break.. Merry Christmas bro."