I made my friend something, for her soon-to-be-born baby, but she said I could have it back, as she then ordered a professional set :( AIBU to be upset, or am I being a bit sensitive?

[WillH]

I made letters for my son's nursery recently. She commented on how much she loved them. I know that friends say that to be nice too, but I genuinely thought she liked them.

I made her a set, which took me a couple of evenings to paint. I know that isn't ages, but I put in a lot of effort.

I gave them to her. She opened them and was a bit "oh, they're nice" but then points to a bit of paint where it isn't perfect and then goes "I'm just kidding", but it didn't feel like it. I thought she might have been, so that was that. I recently went round to her house and noticed different letters, so I pointed that out by saying "they're lovely, better than mine!" They were, but I was a little upset. She then hands me the ones I made back and said that I can have them as she "preferred the professional ones, obviously!"

Am I being over sensitive? If I am, please tell me. I've added a picture of one of the letters. Are they that bad? Again, tell me if they are!

[TheDevilMadeMeDoIt]

whersthe - me too. I was going to post exactly the same thing but you beat me to it.

To April and your little girl

[Cagliostro]

YANBU

[DrSeuss]

The letter looks great.
Your "friend" is a bitch and very rude.
I smiled and thanked all gift givers when both my children were born and sent a hand written thank you note. Some of the gifts were beautiful. Some were horrible. All got the same reaction as all had cost someone time, effort and money and were all sent with love.

[Summ3rPi3]

Very thoughtful and creative

A shame that your kindness was not appreciated

[LilQueenie]

Its lovely OP and your 'friend' seems false and a complete bitch. Don't be afraid to walk away from those who are poplular. Most people stick around for the same reasons as you do.

I would strongly encourage you to sell these letters then let news of it infiltrate into the mums group you are in when you get popular for it which I'm sure you would do. What make something professional anyway? I think your 'friend' is confusing the word professional with brand name label.

[MerryMarigold]

Oh My Goodness. She sounds like a Babyzilla. (These are like Bridezillas but about their PFBs eg. everything Has To Be New and Ridiculously Expensive and Perfect because their child will grow up to be a distorted human being if they don't have The Best).

[wheresthel1ght]

Drsuess- ditto! I have a gift from my sisters MIL - the thought and love behind it are lovely. The item itself is hideous. And yet it sits pride of place on a shelf in my dining room because it took her time, effort and money to make. I am longing for the day I can hide it away though!

[Mytummyisnotatrampoline]

My 2 year old (whose name starts with E) would LOVE it. I would love it if someone went to that level of effort.

She's a dick. Some people just are.

[Creatureofthenight]

Your "friend" is an ungrateful cow.

[ILostItInTheEarlyNineties]

I made some letters (not as professional as yours) for my friend's nursery as she had mentioned she couldn't find anything with her fairly unusual baby name on.
When I gave them to her, she said she would put them in her baby keepsake box as she was going to order some letters on line for the room.

I did feel a bit hurt but she was probably more tactful than your friend.
I came to the conclusion that it was her first baby and she wanted everything brand new and perfect and was in some sort of hormonal baby bubble.
(I still have a sneaky suspicion that she thought my art work was shit )

Yours are amazing though.

[thepothasboiledover]

Your friend is an arsehole. A massive twat and you should have stuck them up her arse

[Greenyogagirl]

What everyone else has said!
It looks like complete jealousy to me, no need to return a gift or say nasty things other than to take you down a peg or two. Set up a small business and ignore her xx

[KissMyArse]

The letter looks great, I love the circle/star part of it !

Your incredibly rude friend needs a good kick in the fanny

[stopitatonce]

she isn't unreasonable not to like them - peoples' taste is different. We like what we like and people can be really fussy about nurseries being 'exactly right' especially if pfb.
But she was very, very rude! Kind thing for her to have done is put your gift on show for when you came over.

[WillH]

It's Captain America themed, her son's room was Superhero themed

[Donatellalymanmoss]

Gosh even if she wanted different ones for the door surely she could have found some use for them. It's very rude to give things back to people particularly if they've gone to the trouble of making them.

[sepa]

I love it. It's the sort of thing I'm considering for my DD. I would have loved it if one of my friends made something for me. DD did actually get some shoes hand made for her off a friend. They wernt perfect but to me they were awesome as a lot of thought had gone into them.

Your friend is a bitch

[user1465383488]

I can't be the only one hoping the rude cowbag is a member on here and sees this? What a BITCH!!! I'd have to her to go fck herself, how ungrateful can a person be? What exactly is she expecting you to bloody DO with letters of HER child's name ffs?

[RaeSkywalker]

Your letters are lovely! Seriously, really good.

I'm so overwhelmed when people make things for our baby (due November). I like thinking that it'll be surrounded by things made by people that love it. I'd be genuinely touched if someone made us those letters!

[CantSleepClownsWillEatMe]

You're so called friend is really rude! It's lovely to receive a unique item someone made especially for your child. I've kept some really sweet bits my children received as babies and they make me smile when I look at them.

Lesson learned - don't go to the trouble for just anyone!

[Flowerfae]

I think its a lovely thing to do (they are really well made) and I would much prefer something hand made from a friend as I think it means more, then something that is shop brought. I think its also nicer for someone to make something for a baby so you can tell them when they are older who made it for them.

[windygales]

I would dump your friend and also set up business

[DeadGood]

That woman is not your friend, and is not a good person.

You on the other hand sound lovely, OP, and the letters must have looked excellent! Love the E and hope you manage to sell them or get some use out of them. How dare she return them to you - WTAF!

[StarryIllusion]

What a BITCH! I'd have cried with happiness if someone had made something like that for my baby. They'd be up for all to see. I really think you need to stop classifying this well, we'll say lady for want of a better word but I use the term loosely, as a friend.