Should a gift for one mom also be a gift to the other moms in the family? For all that opinions on parenting differ wildly depending on who you talk to, one thing that most people can agree on is that raising kids can get pretty expensive. With babies in particular, there seems to be …
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Expecting couple create baby registry, get offended when in-laws don’t buy from it: ‘The most expensive item was 150€’
What is the correct etiquette when buying a gift for a new baby? Along with all the other challenges that expecting parents face, there is the constant bombardment of information that tells them that they need to buy a whole big collection of stuff if they want to be in any way competent at parenting. …
Seguir leyendo Expecting couple create baby registry, get offended when in-laws don’t buy from it: ‘The most expensive item was 150€’
16-year-old refuses to lend out $600 chocolate fountain for a wedding she’s not invited to: ‘Maybe this will make me seem like a brat’
Lending your prized possessions out is always a risk. If there’s something in your possession that you love so much that you would cry if it were gone, then you should protect it. It’s difficult to set boundaries with people, though, and you might end up saying yes to something that you wish you hadn’t. This …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old refuses to lend out $600 chocolate fountain for a wedding she’s not invited to: ‘Maybe this will make me seem like a brat’
Dad wants to forbid 7-year-old granddaughter from playing with collectible 90s Barbie he gave her as a birthday gift: ‘Kids don’t want toys they can’t play with’
Would you give a child a toy they weren’t allowed to play with? Getting gifts for kids can be so much fun. Adults are hard to buy for. Odds are, they probably don’t want anything because if they did, they would have bought it for themselves. But kids want everything, and they don’t have the …
Seguir leyendo Dad wants to forbid 7-year-old granddaughter from playing with collectible 90s Barbie he gave her as a birthday gift: ‘Kids don’t want toys they can’t play with’
Coworker threatens to report colleague to HR after a friend brings them coffee at work: ‘They received an email from an unnamed employee who felt I might have received more than a coffee’
Why would you call HR over something as small as a cup of coffee? There are lots of ways coworkers can annoy each other. After all, they spend almost all their time with each other. Some issues are bound to come up. Maybe you have a coworker who types really loudly, and it’s super distracting …
Seguir leyendo Coworker threatens to report colleague to HR after a friend brings them coffee at work: ‘They received an email from an unnamed employee who felt I might have received more than a coffee’
Boss gives 2-day notice for holiday party, asks employees for $25-30 gift and a homemade appetizer: ‘That’s not a party, that’s unpaid homework with a cover charge’
Would you go to an office holiday party if you had to pay? Parties cost money. You know this if you’ve ever thrown one. Even if you’re keeping it lowkey, there are costs that you’re going to incur. There is food to be bought and drinks to be provided. But you can offset some of …
Seguir leyendo Boss gives 2-day notice for holiday party, asks employees for $25-30 gift and a homemade appetizer: ‘That’s not a party, that’s unpaid homework with a cover charge’
18-year-old begs 27-year-old coworker to stop buying her expensive gifts: ‘He shows up to work with Ugg’s and AirPods, he gave me $400.’
It’s not appropriate for him to keep giving her gifts after she has told him to stop. Gift-giving is one of the most criticized love languages. Some people find it shallow to place more value on buying someone a present than on spending time with them, but that fundamentally misunderstands the value of gift-giving. You …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old begs 27-year-old coworker to stop buying her expensive gifts: ‘He shows up to work with Ugg’s and AirPods, he gave me $400.’
Lower-income teacher «kicked out» of long-standing friend group when she tells them she can’t afford to contribute to expensive group birthday gifts, faces exclusion after asking for a cheaper alternative: ‘You make these sacrifices for your friends’
When it comes to birthday gifts, we love to spoil our friends, but at what cost? I’m almost certain that every person in life has experienced disagreements when it comes to group gift-giving. Especially when we have friends who come from different financial backgrounds. I always joke about how the first thing I would do …
Seguir leyendo Lower-income teacher «kicked out» of long-standing friend group when she tells them she can’t afford to contribute to expensive group birthday gifts, faces exclusion after asking for a cheaper alternative: ‘You make these sacrifices for your friends’
‘She does not «play» with toys, she engages in tactile experiences’: Mom forbids daughter from attending 6-year-old’s birthday party because of her insane gift wish list
Kids are usually the easiest to buy gifts for. But not this kid. People generally appreciate it when you tell them what you want as a gift. It’s difficult to know exactly what people want, and you want to give them something that they will actually use. So it’s a nice thing to give a …
Seguir leyendo ‘She does not «play» with toys, she engages in tactile experiences’: Mom forbids daughter from attending 6-year-old’s birthday party because of her insane gift wish list
Entitled boyfriend asks 19-year-old college student girlfriend to buy him $800 gifts, tells her 4 gifts worth $100 aren’t good enough: ‘$800 is half of my bank account.’
He should not expect a teenager to afford an $800 gift. Gift-giving is one of the most criticized love languages. Some people find it shallow to place more value on buying someone a present than on spending time with them, but that fundamentally misunderstands the value of gift-giving. You don’t have to buy someone something …
Seguir leyendo Entitled boyfriend asks 19-year-old college student girlfriend to buy him $800 gifts, tells her 4 gifts worth $100 aren’t good enough: ‘$800 is half of my bank account.’