This is one reason why I've only given to charities over the last 4-5 years during the holidays. I don't have any children, but as a person in their late 30's,

This is one reason why I've only given to charities over the last 4-5 years during the holidays. I don't have any children, but as a person in their late 30's, most of the friends and family in my age bracket do. The amount of gifts some of these kids get is absolutely insane. They're not getting a gift from everyone, they're getting an entire load of Christmas gifts from everyone. One from the parents, one from grand-parents, and occasionally aunts/uncles. Couple that with the fact that lots of people are on their 2nd marriage, that only multiplies the gifts. I remember going to a friend's one Easter to look at his PC. Both of their kids had three mega-sized Easter baskets. One from them, one from his parents, and one from his wife's. Do two 8-10 year old's really need 20 lbs of candy each? Absolute overkill.