My friend keeps gifting my child

I would think what I good friend I had :)

@Saffron she is the best I just feel bad I’m not in same financial position x

Just have the conversation with her and explain that you appreciate it but you're not in the same financial situation to do it back. Either she'll keep doing it cause she doesn't mind or she'll stop x

@Laci I think she may do it because she isn’t an affectionate person like I have never seen her hug my child she doesn’t hug me to be fare 🤣 We are meeting up later after her daughters been swimming so I’ll talk to her then x

Some people truly don’t need anything in return. Her love language is probably gifting. She shows love by gifting. Your receiving love language isn’t gifting, it’s probably quality time. I love gifting & I only gift if I can. The only thing I want in return is a smile of appreciation. & you know, a thank you lol

In return you could maybe take her daughter for a play date with your daughter to a soft play so she could have some time to herself if she wanted to. Or even have her over for tea x

@Julia that child doesn’t lead her side 🤣 if I asked she’d act like I murdered her . We had a talk and she says she will stop the gifting If I wanted her too but she doesn’t expect me to get anything in return x

Maybe she realises you can’t do it back so she just wants to treat your little girl xx

Her love language is gifting. She feels happy being able to gift and she gets satisfaction from that alone. Usually a person who’s love language is gifts they would like something in return but regardless wouldn’t be expecting it esp if she knows your financial situation. I gift because it makes me happy. I doubt she’ll stop gifting even if you mentioned it, unless you feel like it’s being a burden maybe she’ll gift less. But I doubt she’ll stop altogether because it makes her happy doing so. If I found out my friend was struggling I’d be gifting more not less. How she feels about that is up to her. I’d just let her know that you can’t keep up and you’re thankful and appreciative. The best thing you can do for her is take your child to a skate park and take pics of your daughter using that scooter, even better post it in a story and tag her “Sienna is having so much fun on her new scooter, thank you Aunty Susan!” Show her that you’re thankful Xx

You are blessed for having a friend like that Xx and for your kids to have an Aunty like that 🙂