Single mom of a 4-year-old tells family she cannot afford Christmas presents for 37-40 family members, offends family by saying she can only afford to gift Ramen Noodles: 'No matter how much I say I can’t, it doesn’t seem to register'

Nobody should be pressured into giving their whole extended family Christmas gifts. I can't imagine how stressful it would be to buy a thoughtful gift for every uncle, cousin, second cousin, and cousin's wife who happens to show up at grandma's house on Christmas Eve. The best gift-giving isn't the kind you're forced into, but the kind you want to do out of your own volition. Nobody wanted me to buy my high school calculus teacher a cardboard cutout of Michael Bublé for Christmas, but I did it anyway because I had a primal animal need to. 

Some families are delusional regarding how much they expect others to spend on presents. One single mom recently took to Reddit to share her experience with such a family. Instead of doing a Secret Santa or a white elephant gift exchange for the 40 people attending Christmas, they expect the grown-ups to buy a gift for everyone individually. 

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