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The last I heard it is not mandatory to consult on gifts.  You are being unreasonable.  Do I think the gift was over the top?  Yes, but life goes on.  Move forward.  [b]You can't dictate what other people want to give as gifts.  [/b]You can be really difficult about and drive a wedge between you and them or you can accept it and work with the gift.  Like other people said, you are free to put restrictions on how it is used, etc.[/quote]

Ehm...actually yes, you can. And you should. A gift should be something you give for someone, something they need or want. Not something YOU THINK they might need or want. You should always consult with the parents before giving children gifts. Always. That's the polite and nice thing to do, instead of just dropping something into a family whose rules and regulations you don't seem to know. Especially if you don't know if your gift is appropriate - ask! The grandparents don't have much contact she said, so clearly they don't know the screen time rules. They have to ask before dropping a screen time gift into a child's life then.[/quote]

You have a very warped sense of etiquette.  From my perspective you have it exactly backwards.  No, you should NOT dictate what people give you.  That's about as rude a practice as I can imagine.  It is ungracious and really frowned upon.  This is the attitude of bridezillas who say "No boxed gifts", put out a money tree, or make caustic remarks when people gift something that was not on their overindulgent registry.

Yes, it is polite if the gifters ask the giftee what they would like, but if they don't, it is the height of rudeness to disdain a gift, especially a generous one, that was given otherwise.

Frankly, with your attitude, you don't deserve gifts.  I'm sorry that you teach your children such backwards etiquette.[/quote]

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