> I don't want to get into the details of why she didn't, but suffice to say the problem caused has led to all the members of my family being stressed, and will in all likelihood be going to court soon to prosecute my parents. I figured that if she will be a form of child delinquent, she doesn't deserve nice things.

I don't presume to understand the details of the situation, but it seems to me that sometimes it's the people with "issues" who need most to be reminded at the holidays that they're loved and cared about.

> I also like giving gifts - to people who will appreciate them. She won't, and this I know for a fact. At her birthday in October, she got a mobile phone (not a fancy one, but one she can make calls on). Despite it being a must-have accessory, she doesn't even know how to turn it on.

Must have? Pssh. I've never owned one and survive just fine. :-P

> It's even been remarked upon (by family and friends) that the only thing she cares about is her character on RuneScape.

As an avid WoW player myself, I can understand the draw of video games very well. It could be that it's not the character she's so concerned about, but the fact that there's a community of people she relates to with whom she can associate on her own terms. Just a slightly different perspective from a fellow gamer. :-}