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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am grown. I don’t need a gift (and don’t have a lot of wants currently that I’d ask my parents for due to mainly cost).
Apparently my mother decided last week that my not having a gift under the tree was unthinkable and started texting me multiple times a day because a check/card is omg she can’t think about that.

Finally on tuesday I pinged her that Starbucks is doing their tumbler with free coffee everyday in January (I live two city blocks from a starbucks).
After asking if she could get it at the Starbucks kiosk in their neighborhood grocery store and me not being 100%, sure asked me to “pick it up and she’ll write me a check”. They have a corporate (stand-alone) starbucks in their neighborhood too. [/quote]

[b]Classic[/quote][/b]

But perfectly reasonable (I have much older parents struggling with all sorts of issues and dementia).  PP's Mom is trying to work as best as she can with her Christmas card list and wants something quick and done for PP.  PP pings her back with something inconvenient to Mom.  (Frankly I wouldn't drive to a Starbucks to get a tumbler/free coffee deal for anyone - I will however spend many more dollars to do it more easily, fast and gift-wrapped on amazon).  Mom doesn't want to add another driving chore to her day - made clear by her question of whether could she get it at the kiosk (Of course is the answer) but makes it clear she doesn't want the separate trip to the Starbucks so opts for the next easily option which is write a check.  Then she's one and done and can move on down the list.[/quote]

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