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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are kids. Appreciate them and your DH and be glad you got something. Quit whining.[/quote]

This is OP.  I do appreciate them and like I said - I wasn't mad at them and did all the oohs and aahs.

I think people are missing the point.  I'm not unappreciative -[b] I am just pissed DH didn't steer them to something I'd like more - LIKE I DID WITH HIS GIFT FROM THE GIRLS[/b].

Part of the joy of giving is to find something the recipient would like - that's a teachable moment too![/quote]

And there it is folks: your husband didn't do the gift selection THE WAY YOU DID IT, so therefore it's wrong and worthy of you being pissed.

Come on OP. You have to do better than that. [b]The teachable moment is actually for you: your husband can do things with your girls that you don't direct and it's still great and okay and full of worth.[/b] [/quote]

+1[/quote]

-1 b/c [b]DH can't seem to do it in a way that is thoughtful.  He doesn't get points for doing it easy.[/b]  The better thing to do would be do talk with them about what his DW may actually like.  Sorry, just b/c one parent does things his or her "own way" does not mean it is correct or even acceptable.

I think OP should just smile and say she likes the pin.  WEar it out the door and then stick it in your purse once gone.  But, I don't think it excuses her DH.[/quote]

Whoa! How does anyone get to judge that he was not being "thoughtful" or taking the "easy" way?  How dare you.  Neither you, nor OP, is in a place to judge someone's thought and effort put into a gift. None of you were there.  I've received many gifts from my spouse that weren't my taste, but I know a lot of thought went into them.  OP should be grateful that she received a gift.  If she wants something, she should go buy it on her own.  It's time to stop this nonsense of "if you really knew me and cared about me, you'd get me ____ as a gift." [/quote]

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