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Anonymous
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She has done so many stupid things that have angered me so over the years, but check this last one out, and let me know what you think.
I just had a child, and she got him a present. I received this lovely Jacadi box, opened it and found 2 onesies and a pair of pants. Cute clothes, loved them, didn't pay much attention to them until she left. She told me she had lost the receipt and that is why she had left tags on, in case I wanted to exchange. She leaves and I inspect the clothes (when opening the box I thought the tissue paper was folded kind of weird, not the way the store would do it). They were Circo brand, the brand Target sells. Don't get me wrong, the clothes were cute and I don't care if she bought them in K-mart, but why put them in a Jacadi box? And not tell me, hey I didn't have a nice bag so I used that old box I had???? Am I wrong for getting so angry at this stupid lie????? |
Anonymous
| Yes. Let it go. |
Anonymous
| It sounds like you have a lot of built up negative feelings towards her and everything and anything she does is wrong. |
Anonymous
| What else has she done? No judging here, but why do you feel the way you feel towards her-what's the background here? PS-funny story-years ago my sister and I attended a fake Kate Spade handbag party and we bought a few and my sister gave one to my younger sister. A couple of years later we're all in the car driving some long distance together, joking and messing around as usual and I say,"Yeah, and remember when Lizzie gave you that fake Kate Spade handbag and Ally says,"That was FAKE??!!" Oh well, it was really funny at the time. |
Anonymous
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Did she say that the clothes were from the other store? Or did she just put them in a nice box that happened to be from the nicer store? I would assume it was that latter, because she mentioned that she had left the tags on, because she didn't have the recipt.
It would seem you have other issues with your SIL. This really is nothing, and it seems strange that you would be so worked up about it. Unless there was more. Maybe she has purposely done things to you, but this doesn't sound vicious, spiteful, or like she was trying to fool you. |
Anonymous
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OP here- To go into detail about my issues with her would take forever. Let's just say I think- and I know- she is a bad person.
I know a lot of times I exaggerate my reactions towards her, so I wanted to put this last episode out and see what others thought. I really think she tried to fool me, but then, she must really think I am stupid... it was very obvious. But when I opened the box and said how nice the clothes were, someone else commented about the store and how everything in that store was beautiful. And my SIL went on to say how much she loved the store. |
Anonymous
| She sounds like a freak and I'm sure you have several other things she's done that are truly outrageous. This is not one of them. Do what I do...the minimum required to maintain good family relations. |
Anonymous
| She left the TAGS on. She wasn't trying to fool you. She was just embarrassed when the other person commented on the store. I use old boxes all the time since they are rarely provided any more. |
Anonymous
WOW! |
Anonymous
| Try to see her as rarely as usual and when you do have to see her, which you will, take the high road, act like a lady and secretly pity her and and then try not to think to much about it |
Anonymous
OP again. I know that part sounded stupid, hahaha, but you should have seen how the tissue paper looked... Anyway, I also want to add that all this took place the first time my DH and I saw her again after 1 yr (we had a fight and didn't talk/see each other for a year, but the birth of DS brought us together again). |
Anonymous
| So do you think she was messing with you or just being cheap? If it's the former, it's really hard to get through to people who have never been treated that way just how perverse and upsetting it is when someone puposely tries to bother you. If they've never dealt with someone that sick, they see everything as a simple misunderstanding. You know your SIL better than anyone on this list. I feel for you. (If she was just being cheap, not so much....) |
Anonymous
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doesn't sound worth tripping over
those onesies etc will be in use for 3 months... |
Anonymous
| Well if it makes you feel better, I never received a single gift or card from my in-laws: 2 brothers IL/ SIL/ MIL + FIL. They are not a very thoughtful family. It hurt me for a long time. At least you SIL was thoughtful enough to give a gift, albeit surreptitiously. |
Anonymous
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was she lying? or did she just use a box she had around the house since Target does not give boxes?
Anyhow....IMO.....seems like you are way overreacting |