Thanks, but I don't like that.

[Sherry Lynn]

My gift-giving horror story...

I have a SIL who is just as bad as Kimberley's in-law. For her oldests son's first birthday we had bought him some clothes and a toy (all with gift receipts, mind you). She opened the toy from him curled up her lip and sneered "He's already got that." So hubby told her to just exchange it.

Then she opened the clothes, looked at the sizes, slung them on the floor and said "That's not the right size!" and stormed out of the room.

I was rather new to the family and it was my husbands Godson, so I had spent more than we could afford at the time and had bought the size that MIL told us to buy. It was really hurtful to me. His family was used to her behavior and nobody said anything to her.

Hubby took one look at the horror on my face... followed his sister... and I don't know what he said to her but he made her cry!

In almost 20 years, I've never bought her or her family another gift. I leave it up to hubby so that I don't have any emotional investment in it. And even though he's very generous with them the 2 boys (now late teens) never say thank you unless goaded by my husband. (Which he does every time 'cause he knows I get a kick out of it!)

The beyotch wasn't allowed in my home for about 10 years, but that's a whole 'nother story!!!