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Originally Posted by ElliesMomma
 i read this whole thread and i'm kinda amazed. some of you guys don't know *how good you have it*. you have people (nevermind if they are your parents or your inlaws or whomever) buying you apartments, paying your rent, buying you a car, giving you a check for $1,000, etc. etc. THAT IS INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE FOR YOU. count your blessings. don't be looking around wondering why you don't have more people doing the same for you.
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:We have family and that makes me happy. we are 100% self sufficient in fact we help my parents and MIL. My MIL is 81 and needs care 24.7. Dh takes care of her one night a week and we provide her with a meal on the same night. This will continue even after the baby is born. She has never been able to help with ds nor has she been able to buy him anything. We are fine with it. Ds visits her once a month as she is not keen on toddlers running around and we are ahppy with that. My parents are in financial dire straits so we help them $$$. No gifts from them. But some free babysitting which is WAY better. NEVER expect anything from anyone. Be happy that people are even thinking of you. In this day and age everyone is so self absorbed and consumed by consumerism it is easy to buy and gift and pass it off as love an attention. Remember (not to sound cliche) "but it the thought that counts".
