Ungrateful asshats

migtig

migtig

aka Mrs. Giant
kwillia said:
There go you being overly emotional again. I will say it again, but with less words this time. The bottom line is she is your M-I-L and as so will most likely continue to do the right thing which is to purchase and present a gift to the only woman married to her son. In this case, she presented you with something 'crafty' rather than a cheese platter or a toaster so that sounds like a reasonable choice to me. I stand by my original opinion that if you feel the need to reject her future gifts that that makes you the small person in this picture. You and I have had several face-to-face conversations about your M-I-L and I am aware of your relationship and feelings towards her but I don't see there to be any reason to break from the tradition of exchanging gifts with her other than to be hurtful.
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Why would it hurt her not to get me anything? She hasn't before and she's been just fine. So your logic is illogical to me and you are letting your emotions cloud the matter. I don't have any as far as this is concerned. :shrug:

I've changed my thought of returning her gift and crediting it to her account in order to appease the masses...but

Again, I'll thank her. I'll donate the gift, and in the future I'll request that she send me a card for any gift giving occasion or perhaps make a donation to charity, if she insists on wanting to give me something. How is that cruel and selfish?

I can not follow your line of reasoning at all.
 
TurboK9

TurboK9

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Cowgirl said:
I have received several "WTF?!" gifts. One was a ceramic brown chicken, probably from the early 80's. It was made to look like it was quilted, and it was soooo ugly I seriously thought the giver bought it as a gag gift until she said, "I know you like chickens." I wanted to laugh, but instead thanked her for the gift. My MIL frequently gets me really odd things, but what can I do? D has tried to give her suggestions on what to get me, but she always says she already knows what she wants to get me. :ohwell: Sometimes she does a pretty good job, but sometimes she comes up with the oddest things.
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Be honest. You were upset because it was a hen, when what you really wanted was a little... rooster. :lmao:
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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BadGirl said:
So, you really didn't like the pickles? :blushing:
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They're gone. So it would have been a better gift if there'd been more of them. Just sayin'... :love:

BUT! That reminds me of the shotglass I got you, that I'm sure you have no earthly use for. It was just something I saw, thought of you, and bought. If you give it to the Goodwill or some homeless person, I won't even care because it made me happy to get it for you - what you do with it after that is your business. But you will at least know that I was thinking about you while driving through Virginia. :huggy:
 
BadGirl

BadGirl

I am so very blessed
vraiblonde said:
They're gone. So it would have been a better gift if there'd been more of them. Just sayin'... :love:

BUT! That reminds me of the shotglass I got you, that I'm sure you have no earthly use for. It was just something I saw, thought of you, and bought. If you give it to the Goodwill or some homeless person, I won't even care because it made me happy to get it for you - what you do with it after that is your business. But you will at least know that I was thinking about you while driving through Virginia. :huggy:
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Oh, heck, I have already used the shotglass, for its' intended purpose. :otter: Thanks! :love:

As for more pickles, I'll have to go on-line and order some more for both of us. They were good!
 
Pete

Pete

Repete
This tread is inspirational. I am going home and putting on last years jogging suit and wear it to relax in.
 
libertytyranny

libertytyranny

Dream Stealer
Ingrates!


My grandmother, whom I love dearly..is the QUEEN of the WTF gift. She loves getting her grandkids gifts and will always say each year how she can't afford to get anything, but always comes up with something anyway. i always love and cherish her gifts, because I know she is doing it out of pure love and because she wants us to be happy. So when I unwrap a package of satin thongs that would probably reach above my bellybutton, and hear her lovingly say "I heard you like that butt floss" I give her a hug and tell her thank you very much. Or when I open up a taped-up obv regifted sweater box..with a very cute nightgown in it...and pull it out to reveal it has one long sleeve and one short sleeve...I again, give her a big hug and say thank you. it makes us both happy.
 
Dye Tied

Dye Tied

Garden Variety Gnome
libertytyranny said:
Ingrates!


My grandmother, whom I love dearly..is the QUEEN of the WTF gift. She loves getting her grandkids gifts and will always say each year how she can't afford to get anything, but always comes up with something anyway. i always love and cherish her gifts, because I know she is doing it out of pure love and because she wants us to be happy. So when I unwrap a package of satin thongs that would probably reach above my bellybutton, and hear her lovingly say "I heard you like that butt floss" I give her a hug and tell her thank you very much. Or when I open up a taped-up obv regifted sweater box..with a very cute nightgown in it...and pull it out to reveal it has one long sleeve and one short sleeve...I again, give her a big hug and say thank you. it makes us both happy.
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At least she knows what butt floss is.
 
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betty99

New Member
BadGirl said:
Oh, heck, I have already used the shotglass, for its' intended purpose. :otter: Thanks! :love:

As for more pickles, I'll have to go on-line and order some more for both of us. They were good!
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What kind of pickles?

If they were Wickles (which I highly recommend!!) they have them at Safeway
 
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betty99

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I have gotten some WTF gifts over the years or things I would never have picked out for myself, and many times I found it expanded my taste because it suited me and I would never have thought to try it myself. I always said thank you and was thankful that they cared about me and bought me something they thought I would like.

On the other hand I tell people, if it doesn't work for you it will not hurt my feelings to take it back and exchange it because my intention IS to get people things they will like, and sometimes it just doesn't work out. :)
 
migtig

migtig

aka Mrs. Giant
Cowgirl said:
Do you not like it? I'd love a knitted gift like a hat because often times by the time I scramble to make things for other people I don't have the time or energy to knit myself things. :lmao:
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Nah, I don't particular like the hat, but that's not really my issue. I've received tons of gifts in my lifetime that I disliked.

My biggest concern is she wasted her money bigtime. I actually just wanted to quietly return it and credit her account. She overpaid greatly for it. I know as soon as I saw it, that it would cost me less than $5 to make and a couple of hours (it's a one skein hat). I've found the exact hat on other websites for less than $10. The place she bought it from included a full receipt, so I know it cost her $40. Perhaps, I wouldn't be as concerned if I didn't know the amount she spent. I just think $40 could go towards something more beneficial for herself, even if it's towards her credit card bill.
 
BadGirl

BadGirl

I am so very blessed
betty99 said:
What kind of pickles?

If they were Wickles (which I highly recommend!!) they have them at Safeway
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I've had Wickles before, but these were sorta the same, but different. Whereas Wickles are based on bread-and-butter pickles, the ones that I am talking about is based on a super spicy dill pickle. And they come packaged in massive amounts of whole garlic cloves and jalapeno and habanero pepper slices. They are damn hot!

I picked them up at a bar-b-que/smoker competition a few months ago. I need more.
 
Pete

Pete

Repete
libertytyranny said:
Ingrates!


My grandmother, whom I love dearly..is the QUEEN of the WTF gift. She loves getting her grandkids gifts and will always say each year how she can't afford to get anything, but always comes up with something anyway. i always love and cherish her gifts, because I know she is doing it out of pure love and because she wants us to be happy. So when I unwrap a package of satin thongs that would probably reach above my bellybutton, and hear her lovingly say "I heard you like that butt floss" I give her a hug and tell her thank you very much. Or when I open up a taped-up obv regifted sweater box..with a very cute nightgown in it...and pull it out to reveal it has one long sleeve and one short sleeve...I again, give her a big hug and say thank you. it makes us both happy.
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Could you tie a knot in the thong near the bottom to make them fit better?
 
frequentflier

frequentflier

happy to be living
libertytyranny said:
Ingrates!


My grandmother, whom I love dearly..is the QUEEN of the WTF gift. She loves getting her grandkids gifts and will always say each year how she can't afford to get anything, but always comes up with something anyway. i always love and cherish her gifts, because I know she is doing it out of pure love and because she wants us to be happy. So when I unwrap a package of satin thongs that would probably reach above my bellybutton, and hear her lovingly say "I heard you like that butt floss" I give her a hug and tell her thank you very much. Or when I open up a taped-up obv regifted sweater box..with a very cute nightgown in it...and pull it out to reveal it has one long sleeve and one short sleeve...I again, give her a big hug and say thank you. it makes us both happy.
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:worthless
 
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