In Reply to: school sponsorship posted by frazzledfozzle on Thursday, 27. December 2007 at 12:37 Bali Time:
You need not feel any guilt or obligation to buy extra 'gifts'.
You are usually providing financial assistance for a child's education, you are not the child's extra parent.
Most people do what they can quietly and without fanfare, but some like to shout out their generosity and puff themselves up.
Do what you are comfortable with, you do not have to 'keep up with the Jones'