When my niece graduated from college recently, I asked her mother for some gift suggestions. I was told "She wants money."
When we received a wedding invitation from a couple we watched grow up, I called both mothers and asked if there was something special that we might buy them. I got the same response, "They want money."
Don't these people realize that the purpose of the gift is to commemorate an important milestone in their lives? I wanted to give the young couple something that they would treasure forever.
Am I hopelessly out of date? I have always felt that cash is what you give when you don't want to bother with shopping. Writing a check is a great deal easier than going from store to store looking for the gift that is just right.
I refuse to give money and I resent being asked to pay for a yuppie's Caribbean honeymoon.
