Grandparents (my in-laws) didn't send bday gift to 4 yo - say something?
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Anonymous
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Here's what you do:
Text or email them- Thank you so much for the beautiful card for X's birthday. Child was so excited you remembered their special day. If they sent a gift, they will then respond asking if you received it. |
Anonymous
| My kid's 4 year old birthday was last week too. Neither set of grandparents sent presents (my mom was apologetic and said she didn't want to go shopping- I told her to not worry about it for one second. MIL is 78 and I would never expect her to shop right now). He got presents from us and siblings and from our nanny. No 4 year old is going to miss a present from his or her grandparents unless the parents make a big deal out of it. We video chatted with everyone and had a great day. DH's birthday is next week, and we'll do the same for him. NBD, just glad we're all healthy! |
Anonymous
You're an awesome mom, with some very sage advice for the OP... listen to this one, OP. I have a feeling you're right on the money about the bolded too. That kid had NO idea whether her only living grandparents sent her a gift or not, because kids that age live in the here and now. I guarantee her daughter wasn't sitting on the floor burping her new Baby Alive doll that she just got and started meandering... "Uh, wait a minute... hold the phone and stop everything right now! I was sitting here singing happy birthday to myself for the hundredth time today, burping little Sally (she has my eyes, doesn't she, mother?) and I started checking off that mental checklist that we 4 year olds typically like to keep updated, of exactly WHO should be showering me with adoration and birthday presentations on my special day and I do wonder, mother... why, oh WHY, have I not recieved my yearly benefactio endowment from Grand-mamma & Pa-Pa yet? Don't they love me? Nothing says love like an expensive endowment... a benefaction of boon, a goliath of gifts... you know this, mother. Then to add insult to injury all I get is some crappy card?? Find. Out. Mother... find out why! Don't care how, I want it now... don't care how, I want it nooooooooooow" 
Nope, that 4 year old was probably thrilled with the presents she got from her mom and dad and that's that, nothing more needs to be said. Happy belated to your 4 year old son, PP and happy soon to be birthday to your husband! |
Anonymous
| Wow. No words. How incredibly selfish op. Did you at least thank them for the cardđź‘€ |
Anonymous
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You say “thanks for the card, we love you!”
The end. Don’t be greedy, OP. |
Anonymous
I'm sorry, but this just made me LOL. Veruca, sweetheart, angel... bahahah! |
Anonymous
| Let it go, OP. NBD. |
Anonymous
| OP - you need to check yourself. what an awful way of thinking. who the hell do you think you are! |
Anonymous
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What happened to common sense? Should they be out at the post office? Do they normally order through Amazon? Why do you think you should actually call someone for not sending a gift? Why is this even in your brain???
Entitled much? No, you should not say a word about this ever. |
Anonymous
She clearly didn't. If they did send a check a person like op would spend it on herself, no doubt! |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| What gift do you get your in-laws for their birthday? If nothing then why are you bitching? |
Anonymous
| They probably didn't want to go out shopping during a global pandemic and thought you would understand. |
Anonymous
| I used to buy my kids gift when they were small and pretend they came from the grandparents |
Anonymous
| Maybe they don't like him. Maybe they don't like you. |