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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Literally no one is saying it’s totally fine not to say thank you. [/quote]

Literally most of the posts on here are saying exactly that -- that OP is trying "buy affection" because she expected a thank you from her niece.

Saying thank you into thin air while you endorse the check doesn't count.

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Another WHOOSH for you! Literally no one is saying it is totally fine for niece to not say thank you. Everyone agrees that the niece is wrong. But the aunt’s bitter freakout is petty, graceless and tacky. And that’s worse than the niece forgetting to thank her. [/quote]

The aunt isn't bitter or freaking out.  She's just disappointed or maybe disgusted with her niece even though she still loves her.  The so-called freak out consists of her deciding not to give her any more gifts.  You are overreacting because you are relating more to the niece's mistake than the aunt's justified complaint.  Posting her reaction on DCUM isn't any more than a minor vent.  It might be petty, graceless and tacky if she was broadcasting to her whole extended family so they would side with her but I bet she's not doing that because she decided to vent on DCUM instead.  Like lots of people do when they don't want to complain in real life to people they care about.

I imagine that many people on DCUM are more experienced with forgetting to say thank you than they are with giving a nice gift and not getting a thank you.  That's why they are defending the niece and insulting the aunt.[/quote]

No. The niece should say "thank you," unquestionably. It's ungrateful and unkind not to. But there are a thousand reasons why this might have happened, and not all of them have anything to do with poor intent or deliberate slight on her part.

[b]However, there is a palpable satisfaction to the first post of this thread, and even moreso the title. She "just screwed herself" -- there's a glee there. It's ugly. There is no interpretation that doesn't make the sentiment ugly. That is what you are hearing[/b]. [/quote]

Nailed it. End of thread.[/quote]

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