Why?? (Grandparent gifting rant)

[Anonymous]

I would get the doll OP. I'm so sorry, my mom can be frustrating with gifts too. Do you live near the American Girl doll store? They have some really cute events. You can do one of them with your daughter during the winter break and she can bring her doll.

[Anonymous]

Definitely get the AG doll your daughter wanted!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Link to the doll your m bought? Just curious.

Go get the AG doll and have it be from Santa

I would also love to see a pic of the alternate doll.

[Anonymous]

Get the AG doll!

My mom did this to me when I was growing up. I asked for a specific teddy, instead she would buy a completely different, more expensive teddy. I asked for a certain wool sweater, she would buy a cashmere sweater. She didn’t understand why I was upset that I didn’t get what I asked for since what she got me was much nicer in her eyes.

[Anonymous]

I would absolutely get the doll your daughter wants.

[Anonymous]

This literally happened to me, except it was a Cabbage Patch kid. To be fair to my mom, it was impossible to get them back then, but the beautiful, hand-made, high quality doll that was almost a Cabbage Patch kid just wasn't the same for me. Get the AG doll if you can before Christmas.

[Anonymous]

My mom does that kind of stuff. Her friend says something is better or another kid likes it so she insists mine will. Have tons of stuff like that. Get kid the one she wants if you can afford it.

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would tel your mom she needs to return the doll because your DD is expecting the AG doll and has already bought the accessories thinking that's what granny is buying.

THIS is why my parents send me money and ask me to buy whatever the kids what and say it's from them.

But the mom can give whatever she wants to give. The mom is not obligated. It's presumptuous to expect her to buy a certain gift and it's more than presumptuous to demand she return it to the store.

If mom wanted to give an alternate gift, she should have said so from the start. Instead she said “consider it done.” Rude.

[Anonymous]

Get the AG doll for sure. Your mom may be pi$$y about it--especially if she can see that your daughter prefers it, but that's what she gets for saying she'd get it and then getting something different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like Santa needs to step in and bring the AG doll. My mom is also the queen of making a big fuss about getting something special for someone and then changing the gift and saying her idea is better.

As an aside, this sounds a lot like a Stupsi doll. They were fancy German dolls in the 70s to mid-1980s (pre-AG era) and are just the kind of thing a grandma would want. They were really expensive back then. I wasn’t allowed to play with mine.

New poster here.
Another poster mentioned Waldorf doll, and that made me picture a Kathe Kruse doll.
https://www.amazon.com/Kathe-Kruse-Waldorf-Doll-Tolipar/dp/B00I5AN08G

Oh no. That’s worse than one of the links that got listed on the DH trendy shoe thread. I hope the grandma didn’t get this doll!

[Anonymous]

Get the doll. Don’t let your daughter suffer for what your mother did.

If you want to take a stand with your mother, just let her know that you won’t be passing along any gift suggestions in the future. However, that may not be advisable as Christmas may not be the best time to pick a fight.

I’m sorry your mom left you in the lurch. The only saving grace is that you have enough warning to save your daughter’s Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Another one who says get the doll! If she’s already picked out which doll, she’s already gotten attached to that one with her backstory etc.
drive out to Tyson’s tomorrow and get it!!

[Anonymous]

This is great because you have time to get the AG doll. Just lie and/or smooth over. If Grandmother sees it, tell her you already had the clothes or whatever. She can love two dolls. Everyone wins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In this situation I would probably go get the doll your DD picked out.

This. Either no doll or get the AG doll she asked for. To get another doll will just add to the disappointment.