DEAR ABBY: My parent has gone on to have other kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. Because there are so many, the families have had to split and have their own holidays, so we don’t have a close relationship with the younger members. Some of them continue to invite or expect gifts for baby showers and other occasions, but we really have no relationship with the person it’s for. I understand we are “family,” but at this point, this is generations back, and at events, these relatives don’t even speak to us.

Is it okay to draw the line somewhere? If I go to an event, I will of course give a gift, but is it all right to not attend or send a gift? It doesn’t help that they usually don’t give gifts to other family members for their events, and when our gifts have been received, there is never

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