My father sent a well-thought out email last week asking that we end the tradition of giving gifts. He's in major purge mode anyway, getting rid of stuff in the house (much to the chagrin of his wife). Anything I gave him would be just another thing he would have to purge later.

So, I'm okay with that. I usually skipped giving him something for xmas, but his birthday is 1/1 so I usually got him a gift for that. I think I'll just write him a letter this year.

Karen