She didn’t mean anything bad by it. Not everybody is comfortable with receiving gifts from just anyone. Think about it: would you feel comfortable if your least favorite coworker rolled up to the office on your birthday with a wrapped present in hand? No, that’d be weird. When you’re just a regular adult, you need …
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Parents forbid grandparents from giving their kids Christmas gifts after years of them giving their 4-year-old daughter more than their 3-year-old son: ‘She gets merch from the Disney Store, he gets Dollar Tree toys.’
That’s good parenting right there. Favoritism is a dark underbelly of many families, and it’s important to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand. A parent might favor one kid over the other and not even realize it until someone points it out and gives them a chance to correct their …
Seguir leyendo Parents forbid grandparents from giving their kids Christmas gifts after years of them giving their 4-year-old daughter more than their 3-year-old son: ‘She gets merch from the Disney Store, he gets Dollar Tree toys.’
Clueless 53-year-old husband gifts his wife a vacuum for her 50th birthday: ‘Not even a lunch or dinner out. We’ve been married 17 years. When he turned 50, I took him to Hawaii.’
It’s one thing if she had asked for it, but she clearly didn’t. Everyone feels differently about gift-giving, and people often have varying opinions about it depending on the occasion and who is giving the gift. I’m sure a dad wouldn’t feel offended if his 11-year-old got him a generic «#1 Dad» mug for Christmas …
Seguir leyendo Clueless 53-year-old husband gifts his wife a vacuum for her 50th birthday: ‘Not even a lunch or dinner out. We’ve been married 17 years. When he turned 50, I took him to Hawaii.’
Mom gifts 16-year-old daughter a waxing kit for her birthday, cries when she’s not excited about it: ‘I guess I’m just the worst mom ever.’
Not every gift is given with good intentions. Have you ever received a gift that was a thinly veiled insult? Buying someone a subscription to Jenny Craig sends a cruel message about their weight loud and clear. Getting your partner a pack of chewing gum or a 20-oz bottle of Diet Dr Pepper for their …
Seguir leyendo Mom gifts 16-year-old daughter a waxing kit for her birthday, cries when she’s not excited about it: ‘I guess I’m just the worst mom ever.’
Clueless dude «thanks» his friend by gifting him a box of frozen meat that’s been expired for 6 months: ‘This feels kind of tacky’
There is a right and a wrong with gift-giving. Most of us want to give a gift that adds positive value to our friends’ lives, rather than just getting them a gift so we can say we did. But that can be a tough nut to crack, especially when you don’t exactly know what they …
Seguir leyendo Clueless dude «thanks» his friend by gifting him a box of frozen meat that’s been expired for 6 months: ‘This feels kind of tacky’
New parents refuse to chip in for a Gucci bag and $3500 birthday dinner after entitled friends ask them to: ‘These expensive group gifts are not something we feel comfortable doing anymore’
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 …
Seguir leyendo New parents refuse to chip in for a Gucci bag and $3500 birthday dinner after entitled friends ask them to: ‘These expensive group gifts are not something we feel comfortable doing anymore’
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