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If you and your family were invited to the graduation party for a second cousin and tentatively accepted, making sure they understood your attendance would depend on house guests leaving, would you still feel obliged to send a monetary gift if you could not attend?
Sooly
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If you can afford the monetary gift and you believe that the recipient earned/needs it. Then yes send money, otherwise just a card is fine.
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Miss Manners says gifts are never mandatory. If you feel close to your second cousin and wish him to have something from you commenerating the occassion, send something along. If you aren't close and you don't want to send a gift, don't. And certainly, only send what you can afford.
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Thanks everybody. I guess I'll have to send a little something. I grew up with his father, and his Grandpa was one of my favorite uncles (just passed away late in May.) Appreciate the input. 
Sooly
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