Grandparents (my in-laws) didn't send bday gift to 4 yo - say something?

[Anonymous]

I would never. Weren’t you raised better?

[Anonymous]

Wow. How ungrateful. Is this serious? You and your family should be thankful to be alive and thankful that your in-laws are also. Why not just be thankful for the card. By the way, I doubt that your 4 yr old is in need of a new toy. Your in-laws were probably wise and decided to spend that money to help someone in need. Get over it and do some soul searching.

[Anonymous]

You can have the gifts my ILs sent my child. Consider yourself lucky. I don't want new packages possibly infected with germs.

[Anonymous]

There could be so many explanations for this right now, major shipping backlogs being one - but no, don’t say anything.

[Anonymous]

Wow OP. Have you considered they might be preoccupied at the moment? Maybe they are staying home, as they should be, and not going to stores? Sorry your child missed out on a gift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a feeling if they sent something you would complain they sent something you now have to disinfect and your child is disappointed and so on

Why would you think that? There is literally nothing in the OP that makes me think that.

[Anonymous]

You know them, OP. I know that I would ask my parents. It would be very unusual for them not to send something, and they would definitely tell me the reason they had decided not to. They also might have tried to send something and not realize the shipping was delayed or the order was cancelled.

Also, I love them, but if they did send something and it didn’t come, they would probably wonder why I was teaching my children to be so ungrateful as to not send a thank-you card for the present.

[Anonymous]

goodness. we are in a pandemic and this is what you worry about?

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe you are asking this. Omg. Do not ask them where the gift is! People have better things to do at this time than to think about meaningless gifts....people are dying...you are selfish

[Anonymous]

It’s not they’re worried about their lives right now or anything...

[Anonymous]

You are truly a selfish jerk. What does how well off they are have to do with this?

[Anonymous]

OP, I get it. But I would let it go.
For other PPs, I was a later grandkid. And my older siblings would get gifts while I wouldn’t. It hurt.

[Anonymous]

God, please let this be a troll. Please tell me this isn't real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Call to thank them - sincerely - for the card. If they also sent a gift, they will probably mention it.

I would add that if they’re not usually internet shoppers, they may have prudently decided not to go shopping and to the post office to mail a gift that a 4 year old would not be expecting anyway.

Being wealthy hardly means that they’re not having a tough time. If they’re in a high risk group and people that they love are also, they’re having a tough time.

Exactly!
All the money in the world won't save you if you contract this and get pneumonia.

I don't care if your in laws are billionaires, saying that covid-19 hasn't affected them because they're wealthy is really tone deaf and ignorant.

Wealthy people worry about contracting a deadly virus too.

[Anonymous]

In what world would you think it's acceptable to ask someone "Hey! Where's my present? I KNOW you can afford one, so where is it?! GIMME MY GIFT!"