DM phoned me this morning for a general gossip and to ask what I wanted for Christmas as today is the last day she intended to do any Christmas shopping. I replied saying that there are few larger purchases I intend to put any Christmas money towards (tradition in my family is not to spend a great deal on each other, just a few stocking filler type things to unwrap on the day but my DPs always give me and my siblings about £50 each in cash as well) DM is fine with that but asks if there is anything smaller I would like to unwrap on the day. I say... "urm well if i'm honest I will be happy with anything just don't get me any more scarves" because for the last three or four years both her and my sister have both got me a scarf each and I just don't wear them! DM laughs and says a bit disappointedly, oh, well that is the only thing I have bought you so far... but I will give it to your brother's girlfriend instead. Now I just feel a bit rude and ungrateful (I wouldn't have said it if I thought she had already bought me it)... but also very pleased I won't have to pretend to be thrilled by yet another scarf (we've agreed on an electric toothbrush instead ) . AIBU and an ungrateful cow or in times like this when money is tight should everyone be a bit more honest with people rather than everyone wasting money on unwanted gifts.
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hatgirl · 08/12/2012 21:38
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