I don't have enough money to buy my kids christmas gifts.
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Felt like a real conversation.
Maybe allow you to remove the confirmation prompt for the strategy selected, so that you can get back to the other person easier and faster
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Hi
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How are things going?
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Not good. I'm depressed.
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Is there anything in particular that has been bothering you recently?
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I don't have enough money to buy my 5 kids X-mas gifts. Hello? Are you still here?
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I'm really sorry to hear that, but I'm sure your love for your kids can still shine through
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I do love my kids, but they are expecting some toys and stuff from Santa.
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Would it be possible to look at some more home made stuff for this year that will still be fun and meaningful?
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I cannot craft. If I made them something it would be so bad.
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I know it can be really hard to feel like you can't make anything worthwhile, but I'm sure theres something you could come up with that could still put a smile on your kids faces
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Do you have any craft ideas?
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Maybe you could look at involving your kids in the process. The feeling of doing something together as a family can make it way more fun. It could be a shared experience your family can look back on fondly later on.
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That's a good idea. I would like to have it done before christmas. How about some wooden toys or a cardboard box fort?
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I have seen some people make small ornaments filled with candies and treats and other small goodies. So even if all of the gifts feel small, they can feel like they are getting a lot of them. And you could even get them to have fun decorating and painting the ornaments! Yeah, a box fort is really fun!
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I never that about filling an ornament with small stuff. That's a great idea.
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When I was a kid, I loved making box forts, and its a great way to reuse stuff you might already have around the house. The fun pretend games you can play were a blast. I'm sure your kids might love it too!
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I could paint and decorate it. My daughters would like that. I can make it look like a castle.
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It can feel tough when it feels like you can't provide all the big gifts that you feel your kids deserve But you clearly care and love your kids, and want to do something for them
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I do. this has been very helpful. It's not all hopeless.
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Last Christmas when I gave gifts to my family, one of them later told me that the gift they loved the most was the box of Christmas cookies that they were able to enjoy over the course of the week afterwards, and not the keyboard I had gotten them. Sometimes it doesn't take something expensive to be meaningful and make someone happy
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That sounds wonderful. I'm getting to work on my projects. Thank you.
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