Scenario - A relative wants to purchase one of 5 children a very high priced item to “chear the kid up” and “for the birthday” in a couple of months.

The other children, both biological and blended, received a modest amount of money for their birthdays.

The parents of this group of children believe this will cause conflict between the children plus hurt feelings because the gifts aren’t similar.

How would you handle it?

How do you handle situations where relative obviously have their “favorite” in the bunch and hurt the other children in the process?

Help!

Tags: blended family, stepkids, family conflict, rants