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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP.  Thanks for all of the responses.  I intentionally made it vague, but it's actually my DD who was the birthday kid.  I don't care about how much gifts cost, we got a range and I appreciate all of them, but the twin gift gave me pause only because I'm wondering if the mom intentionally cheaped out as some kind of passive insult.  I got a weird vibe from her a couple times at preschool although we've barely interacted.  After that, she emailed to thank me for the invitation and asking what DD liked.  I made a couple suggestions including books (since they're easy) and she didn't respond.  The morning of the party, she emailed to say the sitter would be bringing the twins, which I thought was a little weird since they're involved parents who come to every optional preschool activity such as chaperoning, but whatever.  The twins brought a small $8 gift that was neither of my suggestions, which in itself is totally okay.  Their family seems well-off.

Anyway, what do you think?  F-U from mom because she hates me for some unintended slight?  Or just par for the course for a weird cheap, rich mom?  I'm handwriting Thank You cards to all of the families including the twins since they did bring a gift.  WWYD?  Make it less sincere-sounding?  I try to write thoughtful TY cards, but thinking about just saying "Thank you for [___], Larla likes it!"  #firstworldproblems[/quote]

A good quote to remember here is “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.”

Please let this go.  It's bean-counting.[/quote]

I was curious what others thought, that's all and am going to let it go.  Don't think it's bean-counting to be curious.[/quote]

The back story, the nagging thought that this was an F-U from the mom for some unintended slight, and the question about how to phrase the thank you note all imply concerns far beyond typical twin mom/kid customs. Not blaming you OP for being curious about how to handle, but this seems to have nothing to do with sibling gifts in general and everything to do with your personal relationship with the mom.[/quote]

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