Anonymous wrote:Just be gracious and accept the gift.
Sometimes when people are over the top gift givers they do it for their own satisfaction. Perhaps she felt that she mistreated you and this is her way to assuage her guilt.
But it’s still nice to express thanks even if you didn’t want to receive such a gift, everyone likes to feel like their gift giving efforts are appreciated.
Thanks. I drafted a thank you note and will send it out tomorrow morning.
She and I bickered a bit. She was never mean, but I thought for awhile she was uncharacteristically grumpy. But we are okay now and I will just resolve to move forward.
I really appreciate your genuine response and suggestions. Thank you so, so much.