DC2 was born about 6 weeks ago, and so we've received some lovely gifts from friends and family. I am quite an organised person and DH is very busy with work, so I said I'd be in charge of sending out thank you cards to people (despite being in charge of a 20mo toddler and a newborn).
Yesterday TWO sets of people made it known to us that they hadn't recevied any thanks for their gifts.
DH's aunt 'wondered if we'd tried to contact them about their gift'...I sent a card, I remember what I wrote in it, they must have not received it...so I sent another one yesterday morning.
And then DH's friend asked him face to face why we hadn't said thank you...she gave us the gift in person, we both thanked her right then and there, quite profusely - it was a lovely gift, and the card I wrote her got sent yesterday as I couldn't find her address for a few days and so it was about a week after we got the present.
Now, of course the right thing to do when you get a present is to say thank you. Of course it is. And I send a card because I think it's nice, but obviously an email or something would also probably do the job.
BUT - chasing a thank you? Really? I have a new baby - give me a break! And also, I personally don't give presents so that I can receive thanks. I give a present because it's a nice thing to do.
AIBU to be a little put out by these attitudes?
(I will of course get over this pretty quickly as there are bigger things to think about, I just wondered what other people thought)
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AIBU?
to think that it's a bit off to ASK for a 'thank you'...
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bt1978 · 13/11/2011 11:14
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