Officially, I AM a cynic

Several years ago I received a rash of invitations and announcements. Etiquette says for most of these a gift is required/expected. I faithfully gave gifts accordingly. However, as I recall, etiquette also says that when a gift of that nature is received, a thank you note is in order to the giver. I got thank you notes back on less than 10% at that time. So I decided that if my gifts weren't worthwhile enough to warrant a thank you note, they weren't worth giving. And I quit doling out gifts for invitations and announcements. Recently I decided a new generation was coming along and so I again sent/gave gifts for announcements and invitations I received. To date I have not received a single thank you note from any of them. So it is official. I AM a cynic and my attitude, although perhaps not correct, is justified. And that is my rant for this week. Aunt Jo