When did we all collectively decide that we were going to spend an arm and a leg on birthday gifts for our friends, especially in this economy?! Forget a homemade birthday cake and a gift card to Dunkin‘, you’re expected to chip in hundreds of your well-earned smackaroons so your entire friend group can gift …
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Stepdad scolds his 26-year-old stepdaughter for not reminding him of his wife’s birthday: ‘He said we should have warned him since we know how much time he spends at work and that things can slip his mind.’
One of my unpopular opinions is that everyone needs to be better at remembering each other’s birthdays. I can tell you the birthdays of at least 20 of my friends and family members, down to date and year, because I really care about them and how old they are. Time and dates are so fascinating …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad scolds his 26-year-old stepdaughter for not reminding him of his wife’s birthday: ‘He said we should have warned him since we know how much time he spends at work and that things can slip his mind.’
Out of control stepmom confronts her husband’s ex-wife in a Target because her mother-in-law gave her a 30th birthday present, demands she give the gift to her: ‘She told me I’m trying to keep my claws in ex’s family instead of accepting I’m an ex’
Here at Memebase, we’re always talking about the crossed telephone lines of blended families; with so many adults and kids in a familial orbit, it’s often difficult to keep up with every family member you’re not required by law to interact with. Even if a family member is technically «not part of the family» anymore, …
Seguir leyendo Out of control stepmom confronts her husband’s ex-wife in a Target because her mother-in-law gave her a 30th birthday present, demands she give the gift to her: ‘She told me I’m trying to keep my claws in ex’s family instead of accepting I’m an ex’
Ungrateful woman rejects the blanket her sister-in-law crocheted for her because she made a mistake in the pattern: ‘She looked down at it and said that it wasn’t done until it was perfect’
Ever since I was a little kid, I have been highly trained in the art and science of receiving presents. My sister and I would get the same lecture from our parents every year when we were driving to our birthday parties: «No matter what you get, whether you like it, hate it, or already …
Seguir leyendo Ungrateful woman rejects the blanket her sister-in-law crocheted for her because she made a mistake in the pattern: ‘She looked down at it and said that it wasn’t done until it was perfect’
‘All the siblings got checks for $350, so I don’t think a card was too much of an expectation’: Girlfriend of 3 years buys Christmas gifts for all of her boyfriend’s family members, his family doesn’t get her a single gift for the 2nd year in a row
Complaining about not getting presents always feels a little bit wrong, even when you’re in the right. You’ve always got the idea that nobody is entitled to presents running through your head, not to mention the training your parents gave you in childhood to always show gratitude for a gift no matter if you hate …
Seguir leyendo ‘All the siblings got checks for $350, so I don’t think a card was too much of an expectation’: Girlfriend of 3 years buys Christmas gifts for all of her boyfriend’s family members, his family doesn’t get her a single gift for the 2nd year in a row
Husband insists that his wife sell the $3K worth of designer clothing her friend gifted her so they can buy a new couch: ‘He’s upset and saying I’m putting this fabric before our families comfort’
There’s something so special about getting a gift from a friend. It doesn’t matter whether it was cheap or expensive; the fact that someone else cared enough about you to find something that suits your fancy is an incredibly kind and underrated gesture of friendship. While gift-giving might be seen as the most superficial of …
Seguir leyendo Husband insists that his wife sell the $3K worth of designer clothing her friend gifted her so they can buy a new couch: ‘He’s upset and saying I’m putting this fabric before our families comfort’
Single mom of a 4-year-old tells family she cannot afford Christmas presents for 37-40 family members, offends family by saying she can only afford to gift Ramen Noodles: ‘No matter how much I say I can’t, it doesn’t seem to register’
Nobody should be pressured into giving their whole extended family Christmas gifts. I can’t imagine how stressful it would be to buy a thoughtful gift for every uncle, cousin, second cousin, and cousin’s wife who happens to show up at grandma’s house on Christmas Eve. The best gift-giving isn’t the kind you’re forced into, but …
Seguir leyendo Single mom of a 4-year-old tells family she cannot afford Christmas presents for 37-40 family members, offends family by saying she can only afford to gift Ramen Noodles: ‘No matter how much I say I can’t, it doesn’t seem to register’
17-year-old walks out of his birthday party after his mom gave him a gender reveal of his unborn siblings as a birthday present: ‘Everyone was saying I’m a spoiled brat for walking off’
I will never understand why people want to double up on «special days.» If you could have a 4th of July party and a birthday party on two different days, why combine them into one day? I get that it’s difficult to get people to show up for one special event, let alone two, but …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old walks out of his birthday party after his mom gave him a gender reveal of his unborn siblings as a birthday present: ‘Everyone was saying I’m a spoiled brat for walking off’
Stepmom refuses to spend $1000 on gifts from her baby to her 8 and 9-year-old stepdaughters, grandparents accuse her of not caring about the girls: ‘My husband said it’s just another negative for our son if we don’t’
Getting a new sibling can be a big transition for kids, but do you know what’s an even bigger transition? Getting two new siblings, one from your mom and one from your stepmom, within a few weeks of each other. A stepmother of eight and nine-year-old girls recently took to Reddit because she doesn’t know …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom refuses to spend $1000 on gifts from her baby to her 8 and 9-year-old stepdaughters, grandparents accuse her of not caring about the girls: ‘My husband said it’s just another negative for our son if we don’t’
Humiliated couple gifts $100 after 7-year-old asks for gifts at no-gift party, parents ponder whether they should return the money: ‘Everyone gasped’
You’ll probably never go to more birthday parties than you will when you’re in grade school. There’s a time in a person’s single-digit lift when everyone invites everyone’s classmates to every birthday party, and suddenly you’ve celebrated 12 different 8-year-olds in the last 2 months. It’s a critical mass of birthdays. Kids usually love it, …
Seguir leyendo Humiliated couple gifts $100 after 7-year-old asks for gifts at no-gift party, parents ponder whether they should return the money: ‘Everyone gasped’