What would you do?

[Anonymous]

The ILs recently gave a gift of wall decals that was off gassing strong vinyl shower curtain smell that gave me a headache. I put it back in the box and don't want it in DD's small room. DD and DH have forgotten about the gift. I looked up the company website and it claimed the decals are safe for children, but from what I've read, the chemicals can cause anything from headaches, nausea, liver cancer, early puberty, and so on. I can imagine the next time they visit they will want to see DD's room to see the decals. What do I say if they ask where the decals are? They already gave DS decals depicting characters holding weapons and a scantily clad woman. He put them up so I didn't notice the smell that time but I still didn't approve of them and took some down.

[Anonymous]

Put them up when they visit,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ILs recently gave a gift of wall decals that was off gassing strong vinyl shower curtain smell that gave me a headache. I put it back in the box and don't want it in DD's small room. DD and DH have forgotten about the gift. I looked up the company website and it claimed the decals are safe for children, but from what I've read, the chemicals can cause anything from headaches, nausea, liver cancer, early puberty, and so on. I can imagine the next time they visit they will want to see DD's room to see the decals. What do I say if they ask where the decals are? They already gave DS decals depicting characters holding weapons and a scantily clad woman. He put them up so I didn't notice the smell that time but I still didn't approve of them and took some down.

How about telling them the truth? They gave off a smell that gave you a headache. If they are so petty to want you to have a headache ... you've got bigger problems.

[Anonymous]

Get rid of them.

I don't have the energy to devote to storing gifts I don't want and remembering to bring them out and display them when the gift giver is around. I've never had anyone question it.

[Anonymous]

I think you are way overthinking this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you are way overthinking this.

Yeah - and how could you be mature enough to have a kid yet can't figure this out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ILs recently gave a gift of wall decals that was off gassing strong vinyl shower curtain smell that gave me a headache. I put it back in the box and don't want it in DD's small room. DD and DH have forgotten about the gift. I looked up the company website and it claimed the decals are safe for children, but from what I've read, the chemicals can cause anything from headaches, nausea, liver cancer, early puberty, and so on. I can imagine the next time they visit they will want to see DD's room to see the decals. What do I say if they ask where the decals are? They already gave DS decals depicting characters holding weapons and a scantily clad woman. He put them up so I didn't notice the smell that time but I still didn't approve of them and took some down.

Yeah, probably if you repeatedly lick the decals. Read where? Scientifically based websites or I read it on the Internet so it must be true sites?

OP, air them out and stick them up. You're looking for excuses to be petty.

[Anonymous]

So you've never bought a new shower curtain?

[Anonymous]

Air them out on a porch or something and see it it's any better.

If not, tell them they didn't stick.

[Anonymous]

I would also just open them and air them out until the smells gone. After that I'd give them back to the kids. It's not like their going to eat them. Stop worrying about such a minor thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you are way overthinking this.

Yeah - and how could you be mature enough to have a kid yet can't figure this out?

What an obnoxious response! Going on a post like this to mock the OP is far from mature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Put them up when they visit,

Hahahahahahahaha. No.

Just tell them that they didn't work out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you are way overthinking this.

Yeah - and how could you be mature enough to have a kid yet can't figure this out?

What an obnoxious response! Going on a post like this to mock the OP is far from mature.

What? Not the PP to whom you are responding but I agree with the PP!

[Anonymous]

The articles I read were scientific. I love how you guys are so quick to call me immature when you've probably never heard of phthalates before.

[Anonymous]

Tell them that they didn't stick because of the kind of paint you had, so you gave them away to another family and their little boy absolutely looooooooved them.