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[quote=Anonymous]If I'd received a gift like that, I probably wouldn't have been wowed, bc I wouldn't really see it as something for me. It is far from the worst holiday gaffe, though - it's not like you didn't get her anything, or gave her a gift certificate to a plus-size store when she's clearly not plus--size. It wasn't malicious, just a bit of a dud.

I agree with the others, though, that the person who was wrong here was your son for telling you. It's entirely possible that he had good intentions, letting you know how it was perceived to try to head off problems at the start and smooth it over. Being so young, though, they may not yet have the maturity to understand that one time for something minor could just be a misstep, and to hold off the big talks until it's something egregious or a pattern of behavior.

I can imagine how it stung, but hopefully, with the benefit of greater maturity, you can set this one aside as a gaffe of immaturity, and not let it taint your feelings toward you DIL or their marriage.[/quote]

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