i'm kinda in on this. at least in our house it's become too much of a thing. i love my wife, but she comes from a culture of gift giving. her family wasn't wealthy, but for christmas those kids would be opening ***** for hours.
so the last few easters, our kids have been getting more and more elaborate baskets. they're not filled with candy, but toys, crafts, books, etc. they're pretty elaborate. after the kids went through them, my wife then asks, "now...do you want your gifts from us?" That's when I had a bit of a moment. She come out with two bags filled with legos and other random today. not a ton, but why in the world do the kids need a packed basket, and gifts from us. it's far too much, but her response is that the kids are young once, so here we are.
then we did the 10 am brunch. 80 bucks a person. even when we looked around, the majority of all the brunches were $70-90. two places were $40, but they're places i get wings at, so i just wasn't feeling it. then a few hours later it was off do another dinner i didn't even want. it's just become too much nonsense for us, so i think i'm going to retool some things next year.