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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You may all laugh at me, but I felt the same way when my mom bought my son his first pair of underwear.  Son was 2.5 and I mentioned to my mom (on the phone - she lives in a different state) that he was starting to use the potty.  A few days later, a package arrived for my son with new Thomas the Tank Engine underpants.  He was still wearing pull-ups at the time as potty training was a slow moving process for him.  My husband and I had been talking up "going to Target and picking out your very own underpants, when you stay dry all day long".  But then they arrived in the mail.  I felt like that was overstepping boundaries.  I know in my heart that my mom was just excited about her grandson growing up, and wanted to play a part, but it just hit me as forcing herself in the parent role.  I hid the underwear (he was 2.5 -  he didn't remember) and called my mom and told her that we already had a plan for his first underwear, but thank you, and we'll give it to him when we're ready.

So I understand where you are coming from with the bike, OP.  Just thank your parents for the bike, since it's already purchased, and ask them to give you a heads up, please, for next major purchases.[/quote]

Wait, what? You couldn't have just put them away and brought them out later when he was ready and after you'd picked some other ones out together? And let your out of town mom feel good about connecting with her grandson? I really do not understand some of you who will alienate someone over a perfectly nice and reasonable gesture.[/quote]

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