<human>: A little story here. I am 22 years old and living on my own. I work two jobs just to pay the bills and unfortunately times are rough. I do not have the money to spend on gifts for my family this year. Now my mother and I had a conversation this afternoon which unfortunately resulted in a heated argument about giving and receiving Christmas presents. My opinion is that if I cannot afford to give any presents to my loved ones this year, I DO NOT WANT ANY IN RETURN. Period. End of discussion. I absolutely cannot stand the thought of sitting there Christmas morning with nothing to give. My mom on the other hand told me it was "ok" and that she still wanted to get me a few things. I kept insisting her not to and it led to a heated battle of exchanging words over the phone. She eventually told me I would have to except whatever I would receive for Christmas and promptly disconnected the conversation. 

Now I know everyone knows that the whole point of the holiday season is to give and not receive. I know my mother is thinking this exact thing right now and I am 100% sure that my family will not think twice about not getting anything from me this year as they will love and appreciate the time that we will be able to spend with each other. I will certainly do the same as I believe that it is really what Christmas is all about. I've always wanted do the best for my family. To be honest, I have never liked being the center of attention along with getting gifts on holidays. Hell, I don't even like my own birthday! Help me out here people. I could really use some advice on this. 

What I would like to know is how you have dealt with this sort of situation? If you haven't, how would you deal with it? How can I come to a mutual agreement with my mother on this topic? I'm not the creative type at all so I cannot make anything by hand haha!

Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: Can't afford X-mas gifts, I don't want any in return for that reason. People still want to buy me stuff, what's a guy to do?