Sigh.

[ysobelle]

I got Snow Leopard, the new Mac OS for my computer. My parents tell me they got me other things, but they forgot them at the office. Same as last year. I discovered this when I brought my aunt to my sister's family's house for Christmas. To discover they'd all eaten long since, and most of the presents were already despatched. My mom insists they told me if we were running late, they'd start without us. She didn't. One of the gifts I bought my niece was way too old for her, so that goes away for later. The books I got her? She said she really prefers a different series. The adorable crocodile blanket and pillow set for my three- year-old nephew? He hit me across the face with it, and declared that he hated it. It goes back Monday.

Days like this, I wish I drank.

Comments

[elisabella.livejournal.com]

(((Hugs))).

[wednesday42.livejournal.com]

Solution seems simple - quit doing things for them. :-/

[dansr.livejournal.com]

Jeeze lousie... :( Hon, you are amazing and put loads of thought into what you get for people. They don't get it, they don't get you, and they don't deserve you.

I DO get why you do what you do with family. I LOVE you. I appreciate you. Next I see you, you will get Hugs from me and DB :)

[kaige-of-ct.livejournal.com]

He hit you with it and told you he hated it? OMG.

My mother would have beaten me to death. It didn't matter if I got a dirty shoe with dog pudding inside, you smiled and said thank you. Holy cow!

[greene-man.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[elionwyr.livejournal.com]

**love**

You are amazing. You are you are you are.

[sheraqaw.livejournal.com]

HUGS!

[mseuphrates.livejournal.com]

What a selfish ungrateful bunch of people! Sheesh!
And they let the 3 year old get AWAY with that shit?

Dayum hon...
*hugs*

[thorn]

{{hugs}} And let me echo what others have said -- the behavior of those folks, particularly your nephew, says more about the parents than the kids.

[peacockharpy.livejournal.com]

I never mind "way too old" gifts for the kids -- they grow into them, you know. But telling the giver they don't like something or hitting you with it? Oh HALE no. House rule is you say THANK YOU, no matter what, and you can't look like you're sucking on a lemon when you do it.

**hugs**

[imafon.livejournal.com]

OMG! If my children would have pulled that I wouldn't have even waited to get them alone to wallop their ass black and blue. I would have done it in front of everyone. F*cking seriously!

You are SO lucky that I have never met your family, they wouldn't be able to take what I would dish out.

I LOVE YOU! HUGS

[lavender-dragon.livejournal.com]

we would never, ever, ever allow the twins to act like that - even at 3

ok, unless maybe they got the pink bunny suit from a Christmas story ;)

[lavender-dragon.livejournal.com]

was there any kind of punishment for the small child or was this one of the parents-ignored-it or parents-made-excuses?

[emalia.livejournal.com]

Your family is a selfish and ungrateful lot. Take it in stride, you did the best you could, if they don't agree, fuck 'em, you can't please everyone. As long as you are pleased with the effort and thought you put into their gifts, that should have been more than enough. If they don't get it, their loss.

[racerxgirl.livejournal.com]

(sorry for the late post)

This is why we can pick our friends. Seriously.