One of my neighbours, who I help with letters and phone calls, brought me in a gift last night. It was a fancy, beaded, embroidered, sleeveless cardigan and she was really excited about giving it to me. I was very grateful, although it's totally not my taste, that she had thought of me as I've always been really happy to help her and her family and didn't expect anything in return.
Problem is she urged me to try it on and I felt I had to to be polite. DP was trying to conceal his amusement but I could tell that I looked ridiculous.
I am feeling a bit shitty about what I ended up saying. I told her that it was so nice that, with her permission, I would like to give it to DM for Christmas and it would really help me out because we are so skint at the moment. It's true that we are skint and it's also true that my mum would like the cardi and it would fit her.
She kept saying that she wasn't offended but I could tell she was. I feel like a shit for hurting her feelings.
WIBU?