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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a PP who said repeatedly asking is always rude (but think OP is wildly over reacting) and I also am curious why they couldn’t open the gift. This happened once in that one of my daughter’s friends wanted to open and play with a gift that had been given to my son (in the back of a drawer). But I can’t picture why my daughter would not have been happy to get out her own gift to play with. I am curious what the gift was…not that I think OP is coming back.[/quote]

Right? Like what was she saving it for? Or was she just digging her heels in and saying no for the sake of saying no? It’s definitely odd to have a new toy and a friend be like, let’s play with that, and to say no…. especially if asked repeatedly by the friend ! (Which, yes, is rude to keep asking but to me that’s forgivable, they’re kids. OPs kids response to me is honestly weirder than the kid who was asking.)[/quote]
Some toys come in packaging that’s very challenging to open and then once you have the outer packaging open, you have to cut 2 dozen zip ties to free the toy from cardboard. Some toys require assembly. Some toys require batteries you don’t have handy or a small screwdriver to open the battery compartment to put the batteries inside. Some toys are super loud. Some toys come with lots of tiny pieces. (Do we know OP doesn’t also have a baby or toddler, making close supervision necessary due to potential choking hazard?) Some toys will break easily if not handled with care.

There could be lots of legitimate reasons why the gift hadn’t been opened yet and why OP didn’t want to get it out during a play date with a child who has poor impulse control.[/quote]

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