Liberty

I would give them cash and let them pick out the gift.

Macie

Yes, I would, if I could afford it. I would send the gifts to the closest sober relatives I could find.

God Bless You for your giving.

Carmine

Hmm, this is a tricky one. What I say is take the baby out for a day, like a trip to the Zoo or something like that. You pay for all the expenses, the baby has fun, and the father can’t sell anything!

And if things start to get REALLY serious and that baby’s life is in danger, get him out of there!

Damian

on one hand no, too bad so sad, he made those choices then thats how people see it.& your doing your share already with the other gifts for other people.
on the other hand, its christmas .. a time for giving, dont assume the worst.

Karlie

Depends on the level of drug use. If it’s ***** , heroine , meth or something along those lines then there is a decent chance it would be sold , but you never know.

Aylin

First I think it is very nice that you guys adopted all those people to send gifts to…My family has soldiers we sent packages to on a monthly basis, one being a good friend who is in Afghanastan.

I think I would still send the gift, but take the tags off of stuff like clothing so that they can’t take it back to store…He can sell baby clothes but these days not going to get nowhere near enough to buy drugs with. It will show you are thinking of the baby and that is nice thing.

Kaley

Well, if you’re looking for moral compass, I would not. And, if I was sure that this child was in a bad situation, I’d drop a tip to the authorities to go and check it out. If this woman shouldn’t have this baby, then at 9 months it’s still very adoptable.

Of course, if you think the drug/drink thing isn’t so bad that the child should be removed, then send the stuff. And embroider the baby’s name on all of it.

Issac

Absolutely, the parents issues are not the babies fault. I would find out if the child is in need of anything. A 9 month old baby will not really recognize a Christmas present but he/she may be in need of items that the parents have not been able to provide. (ie: warm clothing, etc)

Janelle

Simple fix here, destroy the packaging. A diaper tower, a handmade diaper caddy that hangs on the wall, gifts taken out of the box and placed in the basket in a fun arrangement. Can’t hardly take things back without a box. Another thing, one can’t assume that the gifts will be returned, but if it’s bad enough, they’ll be sold to the first person looking for it with or without a box. Of course, I would send the gifts in hopes that it would help a child that may be doing without otherwise, and then just let it be. I’d also tell them you would love to have pics of the child playing with the toys throughout the year to see how they may have helped his development. Don’t mean you will get them, but it will put a thought in there.

Salvatore

Just some Guy has already given my answer word for word. that’s a scary situation.

Nathan

Well maybe buy something they wont be able to easily sell or something they REALLY need for the baby so they wouldn’t sell. Maybe buy some diaper or some formula (I’d hope druggies would be formula feeding as to not pass the drugs on to the baby).

Addisyn

How do you know that hes going to sell the clothes for drugs…. dont give him money of course because then its almost certian its going to used for drugs but your husband shouldnt let this baby go ***** all year long because he thinks that thats going to happen you never really know ….. and god bless you for giving you truly are what christmas is about!!!!!!!!!!!

Angela

WOW. You are very generous. It is definitely a possibility that they could end up doing that, because many people who are into drugs are always looking for money to buy them. However, when it comes to their kids, they should most definitely put them FIRST. You know them better than I do, and if you think that there is a chance at all of them selling the clothes for drug money, they are therefore not putting their child before all else. That also means they are REALLY into drugs, if they are THAT desperate for money. And any drug use at all is NOT a good thing for any children to be around. If so, then they are probably not very fit to be parents, especially to an infant, and itmight be a good idea to contact someone that can do something about that situation. Maybe even child protective services. It doesn’t have to go that far though. You could suggest rehab or something else. I know that would be hard to do to a friend, but SOMEONE has to think of the baby first.

Mauricio

I would send them regardless. There r some druggies out there who Im sure would sell their kids’ clothes, actually Ive seen worse. It depends how bad the problem is? Of course seeing as how they probably spend all the rest of their money on drugs, the kid has to wear something, so maybe they will put the clothes on him? I would not send the receipts for the stuff tho, that would almost guarantee they’d return them for $$. Does your hubby have any proof or experience they might do this? If he’s so concerned bout their drug problem, and apparently knows them well enough to think they’d do something like that, then he should think bout calling Children’s Services?

Lesley

I would definately if you could afford it!! I dont see why the poor child should have to miss out on a gift because the parent has a drug problem. You just have to trust that they’ll get it!!