To be talking about Christmas now 😮I know! But I was just in the kitchen and one of my husband’s presents was on the shelf in front of me and I got wondering!
Every year my mum buys these awful presents for us and it just makes me think why even bother? For example this time I received an outdoor citronella candle and a solar panel bird feeder, all from b&m as the price tags were still on, and obviously bought from the summer sale! Aibu to think why even bother? These are things she’s obviously just picked up from the sale with no certain person in mind, I know she likes to buy loads from sales to keep in the house for when a time comes that she can use or gift it, so usually you would think with awful gifts that it’s the thought that counts, but obviously there’s no thought here right?! What use do I have for these in winter time anyway? The bird feeder, ok birds need food in winter, but the candle?! I also have a cat so a bird feeder isn’t something I’ll put up as last time we did this our cat would hang around to catch the birds so I don’t want poor dead birds in the garden again and the cat catching fleas from said dead birds (like before!).
And my husband was gifted this tiny wind up torch (which is kind of useful but is very small so only useful to look in the cupboard for something, if the lights are out!), and I think he did get some beer this time so not too bad! Oh and these socks that said ‘Merry Kissmass’ 😂so just shows she doesn’t pay attention to what she’s gifting, just simply picking bargains and then throwing them into gift bags.
I feel like just asking her not to bother at all to be honest, but I don’t want to sound ungrateful but there is absolutely zero thought in these gifts isn’t there? And I think I’m more annoyed because for her and her boyfriend I bought them a voucher each for the cinema because they like going to watch films, and scratch cards that were £10 each because they usually win when I buy some to put in a card for their birthday’s etc. so obviously I’m thinking of what they would like, and I’ve obviously spent quite a bit more on them to be honest, not that the value counts… if thought was put in the gift.
I also think to phone my brother sometimes to see what they had because I know for a fact he would not be happy, and would make it known, if him and his wife were to receive these things. My Mum mentioned before that she gives my brother’s wife a hamper on her birthday and she said this in front of my husband who doesn’t get anything for his birthday off her, and I do feel sorry because his family always give me a card and a bottle of something or chocolates for my birthday and he doesn’t get any recognition from my family!
Aibu and I should just let it go and get on with it and not cause any arguments or should I mention something because it’s better than receiving gifts that serve no use to us and just clutter the home if anything?!