DEAR ABBY: How do I ratchet down gift-giving? I am 80 years old. I have just about everything I want and far more than I need. Yet, I have a daughter-in-law and a sister-in-law who lavish me with a half dozen or more gifts each holiday and birthday -- books I will not read, clothes I will not wear, items I already have. All of them are new and not inexpensive. ...read more read less