AIBU to think that the motive on gift wrapping paper does not matter?

[Luxplus]

Dd, 3 years old, was invited to a birthday party by a girl from nusery. All fine, responded she would like to come, asked for wishes and went with dd to get a gift from list. Thought I had frozen gift wrapping paper at home. Wanted to wrap this morning before party at 10am to realise that the only wrapping paper we had was Christmas inspired green with gold trees on so ofc wrapped the gift in that paper and took dd to party..
All went fine at the party, the birthday gift liked the gift and party was nice.
But just received a txt from the birthday girls mom where she is moaning about the paper and accusing me of regifting a Christmas gift that I clearly didn't even bother to rewrap.
I'm a bit gobsmacked by the txt.. I have a recipe that proves I bought it last weekend, but I really didnt anybody would care that much about the look of the wrapping paper?
AIBU?

Like others I think the mother is probably just really sensitive to this because her DD's birthday gets overshadowed by Christmas.

It's the thought that counts, and to be honest you haven't been particularly thoughtful.

It's the thought that counts, and to be honest you haven't been particularly thoughtful

I'm sure the OP thought about the birthday paper, but didn't have any to hand. I think if it had been me I would have wrapped it in brown paper instead but as someone else said, hardly the crime of the century.

And the cheek of texting to complain! Definitely a case of first world problems...

@Butchyrestingface
🤣🤣 this is fun.

Your sentence went a little haywire, the present was translated to present tense 😂.

I can see Google isn't into standard frase that much (I have tried googeling my first dk post )

and to be honest you haven't been particularly thoughtful

Fucking really?

"Dear Rude Mum
As you will see from the gift itself, it was bought new to ensure your DC had something he wanted, from your specific list.
I hope he enjoys playing with [X gift] but if by any chance he would prefer to swap for something else that's fine as I still have the receipt from [purchase date].
Thanks for a fun party, DC had a lovely time,
Luxplus

Sorted.
You have then put her straight without desending to her level or stooping to apologise for her ridiculous CF strop.

Send her a photo of the receipt

My eldest has an early January birthday and I don't think he's ever had a birthday present wrapped in Christmas paper. It sounds like he is in a minority though.

I think she was very rude.

january birthday people are very sensitive about this. (i should know). but the mother was BU to contact you and make a complaint about it. it's mildly annoying, but not a disaster. do you think it spoiled the girl's party? did it jar in the photo montage that not all the gifts were pretty, sparkly and frozen themed. probably, and that is HER problem, not yours. We all have wrapping paper or sellotape crises from time to time, and we do our best, cope, and move on. lol

1. Birthday child is not entitled to any particular gift and the mum should be thankful for what they are given.

1. They get so many presents when they are little, who (in their right mind) gives a shiny shit what paper the gift is wrapped in, whether it's £5 in the card or whether there is no gift at all?

1. Who the hell texts the recipient complaining about a child's birthday gift? And not even the gift, the paper it was in.

I would give a sarcastic reply saying "Oh right. What do you suggest, shall I re-wrap it in paper pre-approved by you so X can open it again?" And if she takes you seriously, tell her to "Get lost you great numpty."

Fucking really?

Fucking yes or I wouldn't have said it would I ?

It is thoughtless to wrap a January birthday child's present in Christmas paper. Use brown paper or spend two minutes picking some up in the supermarket.

My birthday is just before Christmas and DDs birthday is in January. I'd have to try really hard to have any kind of reaction to a present being wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper. DD (6) might say "this wrapping paper's got Christmas trees on it" as an observation but I couldn't see her giving any fucks either.

I can't believe how ungrateful people are. A token gift for a child's birthday party is more than enough, regardless of what it's wrapped in.

january birthday people are very sensitive about this

Well some are, obviously. God knows why, frankly.

It is a pattern on paper.

Me and DC are in the same boat in terms of December/January Birthdays. We've all somehow soldiered on with robins and snowflakes on the paper instead of doves and blossom.

You show me the three year old who would even register this. Much less give a shit.

Honestly, the OP bought a requested gift from a gift list and the mother is whinging and you’re telling her she’s ‘thoughtless’.

I don’t normally talk about people being entitled, but I’m really tempted here.

There are some utter loons on this thread. Who knew a gift wrapped in non regulation paper at three could have such lasting effects on supposed adults?
Your lives must be such hell.

I can't believe how ungrateful people are. A token gift for a child's birthday party is more than enough, regardless of what it's wrapped in.

A million times this.

I can't believe how ungrateful people are. A token gift for a child's birthday party is more than enough, regardless of what it's wrapped in.

Absolutely. And this is not a present from a close family member, it's from the parents of a three-year-old who's at the same nursery! I would expect something entirely tokenistic/generic.

I would send a pic of the receipt. And say u are sorry that's the only paper u had. And leave it there what a cf

It is thoughtless to wrap a January birthday child's present in Christmas paper
DS’s birthday is in July and he still gets left over Christmas paper. Is there something special about January children that makes them special snowflakes who need certain wrapping paper?

So........
Quite clearly almost everyone thinks party mum is a complete dick.

What is your reply going to be???

For what it’s worth, I have a close family member with a Christmas birthday and believe gift wrap should be appropriate. However you apologised and the gift recipient should accept it was human error and accept the gift gratefully.

If it was me I’d send her nothing apart from a link to this thread 😁

I'm just happy if people have 1) actually remembered and got a gift in time and 2) gone to the effort to even wrap a present. My dd and ds whose bdays are in January both received their gifts unwrapped in a supermarket bag from my mum and my sister and brother havent given them anything yet (we do gift the children and I'm never late for their childrens bdays but my January bday children often dont get anything or if they do it wont be till after they are paid at the end of the month).

My birthday is within a week of Christmas and I have never in my life complained about having christmas paper used to wrap my present. Nor did my mother, when I was a child.

I think that’s shocking of the mother!

Who cares if it was regifted? My kids wouldn’t of minded if it was second hand. Regifted. Whatever. What happened to just being grateful?

However. We are forever running out of paper

I get the kids to draw on normal white paper and use that to wrap! The kids love it!

I mean Jesus. The whole lot gets ripped anyway!

Ii always buy cheap wrapping paper. It goes in the bin! Same as toilet bleach. It goes down a toilet! All does the same stuff.

There is no way in gods earth I would be miffed that you’d wrapped it in Xmas paper

As I said above. Thank god she even got a gift! What about people who live on the breadline.

I’d ask for the gift back. Say if you’re hate it so much. I’ll take it to the local woman’s refuge. Where I’m sure some child would love it
Cheeky fucker.

january birthday people are very sensitive about this

Så skulle de tale med deres forældre, som tankeløst havde ubeskyttet sex i april.