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Reagan White
HouseLA TIMES CROSSWORD By C.C. BurnikelFRIDAY’S LA TIMES SOLUTION© 2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 2/22/20You can also send a card
that allows for a recorded
message, so you can talk to
him. Hit or miss, but it’s at
least more human than
material.
Or, you can send the “gift”
of a ticket to ______ [outing
he’d enjoy] one-on-one with
you during your next visit.
Time with you is of the
ultimate value, and investing
it when he’s 5 and then
steadily thereafter can be
meaningful many times over
as he grows.
If you’re not confident
enough for an outing, then
bring a project you do with
him, based on his interests. A
craft, a model, etc.
Readers’ suggestions:
l Time with you is the
ultimate gift for kids.
Babysitting is the ultimate gift
for parents. Win-win!l I’d vote for books — a good
book that you can read aloud
to the little one when you’re
there and a picture book he
can look at by himself. They’re
a great hook for ongoing
connection, because you can
talk about the books you
shared.
l My parents used to send
my children a book along with
a recording of them reading
the same book aloud, and
saying, “Turn the page,” at the
proper times. My children are
grown but still remember
when Grandpa read them “The
Grinch.”Write to carolyn hax at
[email protected]. get her
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each morning at wapo.st/haxpost. Join the discussion live at noon
fr idays at live.washingtonpost.comAdapted from
a n online
discussion.Dear Carolyn:
My older sister
has two children,
3 and 5. When I
asked what gifts
would be
appropriate for them, she gave
me a couple of ideas with links
for both kids, adding, “But
they don’t really need
anything.” I purchased two
gifts for each child after
spending a good deal of
thought and care.
Since then, I have visited
their home a couple of times
and was overwhelmed by the
number of stuffed animals and
toys both children had. In the
end, I never saw the gifts I had
given, and when I casually
asked my sister if they had
received them, she could not
recall.
What should I do for the 5-
year-old’s upcoming birthday?
I have considered giving a
monetary gift of some sort,
but, as my sister and her
family are very comfortable
financially, I see this as
another stuffed animal on top
of the pile. I feel odd to not
give a gift, but I don’t think my
sister or my nephew would
notice. I love them all very
dearly and want my gift-giving
to have meaning. Is a simple
card okay?
— Childless AuntChildless Aunt: This is a huge
problem, and not only for kids
in wealthier families. The
accessibility of stuff is just
without precedent, and the
kids — good for them,
although it’s not necessarily
conscious — are responding to
the material glut by
gravitating to meaning.
Plus, that’s the point of gifts
anyway: connection. It’s just
not as easy now to connect
this way.
So, that’s your goal here, to
figure out what has meaning
to a kid for whom stuff has no
meaning.
The card actually gets you
closest, but it’s still not there,
because he’s 5 and there’s not
going to be a ton of connection
there to words on a page. If
you can write silly poems,
that’ll help, though that’s a tall
order.What to gift when toy bin overflows?
Carolyn
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