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Anonymous wrote:Mother in law gave my daughter $25 cash and my son underwear. He was very upset. All the lessons in the world about being gracious and thankful weren’t going to kick in at that moment.

Unless he’s a teenager who wanted some certain expensive brand, that was crappy and I don’t blame him for struggling to be gracious

I’m the poster - yes, it was not good. Her thought was that he liked that underwear and it cost about $25. My husband told her that that’s true but the answer is not to do it how she did it. Give them both money or both underwear or both a gift card. Completely unavoidable.

Anonymous wrote:Mother in law gave my daughter $25 cash and my son underwear. He was very upset. All the lessons in the world about being gracious and thankful weren’t going to kick in at that moment.

Unless he’s a teenager who wanted some certain expensive brand, that was crappy and I don’t blame him for struggling to be gracious

Sort of along this vein, my in-laws threw me a surprise shower. I was 38 weeks pregnant. Everyone kept telling me they were too busy to see me before the baby was born and I felt really alone. No one would even meet me for lunch. I’d thrown showers for my sister in laws too and for dhs favorite cousin. I opened the door to the room and full on cried. I couldn’t go back in for a long time. I wasn’t dressed up and looked bad (I mean I was 38 weeks!). Throughout the shower everyone joked and joked about how they had me fooled and how they tried to not talk to me beforehand. I’ve never seen a picture from my only shower so I guess they figured I didn’t like the surprise.

Sponge candy is available at Wegmans.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mother in law gave my daughter $25 cash and my son underwear. He was very upset. All the lessons in the world about being gracious and thankful weren’t going to kick in at that moment.

lol..too funny. I can just imagine a kid's face when he sees underwear as a gift. Its like saying you stink so bad, go put clean underwear.

Earlier in the evening she actually told the kids what they were getting. It was so preposterous, we all felt she was kidding. So we were all saying in an exaggerated way, “ha ha exactly what you wanted! Not cash but underwear!” And to my dd “bet you’re jealous of the underwear!” Mother in law was joining in so we were shocked when it really was underwear!

Is she normally a jerk?

No, more clueless.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mother in law gave my daughter $25 cash and my son underwear. He was very upset. All the lessons in the world about being gracious and thankful weren’t going to kick in at that moment.

lol..too funny. I can just imagine a kid's face when he sees underwear as a gift. Its like saying you stink so bad, go put clean underwear.

Earlier in the evening she actually told the kids what they were getting. It was so preposterous, we all felt she was kidding. So we were all saying in an exaggerated way, “ha ha exactly what you wanted! Not cash but underwear!” And to my dd “bet you’re jealous of the underwear!” Mother in law was joining in so we were shocked when it really was underwear!

Is she normally a jerk?

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one you desperately wants this “sponge candy” now? I mean - right now.

I feel like I need to order some right now

Am I the only one you desperately wants this “sponge candy” now? I mean - right now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mother in law gave my daughter $25 cash and my son underwear. He was very upset. All the lessons in the world about being gracious and thankful weren’t going to kick in at that moment.

lol..too funny. I can just imagine a kid's face when he sees underwear as a gift. Its like saying you stink so bad, go put clean underwear.

Earlier in the evening she actually told the kids what they were getting. It was so preposterous, we all felt she was kidding. So we were all saying in an exaggerated way, “ha ha exactly what you wanted! Not cash but underwear!” And to my dd “bet you’re jealous of the underwear!” Mother in law was joining in so we were shocked when it really was underwear!

Anonymous wrote:Mother in law gave my daughter $25 cash and my son underwear. He was very upset. All the lessons in the world about being gracious and thankful weren’t going to kick in at that moment.

lol..too funny. I can just imagine a kid's face when he sees underwear as a gift. Its like saying you stink so bad, go put clean underwear.

Worst party favor ever received: a live fish in a bag from an animal themed birthday party. What was that mom thinking!!?!