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Makenzy Smith says she is “big on Christmas” — but her kids won't find much under the tree. The mom, whose sons are 4, and 6, expressed her “unpopular opinion” about Christmas gifts, or lack thereof, in a TikTok video: “I want my kids to look back on their Christmases and ... think about their family surrounding them, these wonderful, magical meals together ... looking at Christmas lights ... I want to make all these moments magical but I don’t want to revolve things around ... gifts.
and told me to pack up a big garbage bag full of toys I didn’t want for kids less fortunate,” recalls Smith. “I threw the biggest fit because I had no concept that anyone had less than me.” Inspired, Smith later donated her other toys. When she had children, she noticed they were unimpressed by gifts from their grandmother. “They would ask, ‘Where’s my surprise?’ and my mom didn’t like that — but the standard had been set,” says Smith.
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