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Or, alternately, you could thank them for their generosity, and enjoy their gift to the fullest. The hardest part about gifts is not giving them, it is receiving them fully. Think like this: Why did they pay for your trip? So you would be there with them. They want your company. They want their daughter to share the experience with them. The greatest way for you to appreciate their gift is to fully enjoy it, rather than beating yourself up for some self-perceived failure on your part. Feeling guilty about receiving their gift, takes away from their enjoyment of the gift. Halcyon talks about the Gifting Economy at Burning Man, and kinda nails it: