Long ago, we offered the kids cash in lieu of a large birthday 'party', but still offered the cake with a friend or two. They always went for the cash. Dropping 10K on a 6yo's BD for 'memories' would be like crazy town in our household. Expectations set, they grew up with Christmas 'nuclear parity'. They could have one present to a dollar limit, or 6 presents to a total dollar equivalency. They did not grow up scarred...
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