We are struggling financially this holiday season and my husband thinks it's craziness that I will be making her a Christmas present.

I make a lot of things for my daughter. My husband says that I'm wasting my time and it's a lost cause because she doesn't give a crap about napkins and a wooden baby spoon. He tells me to just buy them, so I can focus on earning extra money. <br><br>I don't want to buy them. I want to make them. I work hard making them and am crazily excited to give her these things I have made. I'm not naive to think that she will automatically love it, but I do think she'll love it. I'm not making it for her napkin holder to be good quality to her. I'm making it because I love and cherish the process of creating something from nothing, and I know she does too. She sees me working with my hands almost everyday, and I think she'll love knowing that I put my hands into making these things for her.<br><br>Where my husband is from, it's common for the girls to make their own dresses, embroidered shirts, and a lot of their own clothes. I think I'm just an odd person in my family back home for caring deeply about hand making things for my daughter. I think making things for her is what matters. I think it shows her how worthy she is and how much I love her. It's not harmful to me really, in fact it brings me joy! I'm not as hard on myself as I used to be, and I enjoy the process and learning it. I love it. I even if she doesn't like it, I at least have fun trying and that's whats important to me.<br><br>Edit: My husband and I have spoke, and he will be making something as well for our daughter. I understand now that he felt like that's not how he wanted to spend his time, and that he would rather spend his time in other ways to show her that he loves her. I'm so happy that he is willing to go out of his comfort zone and make something for her.