My in-laws don’t like doing Xmas presents. So they always arrange a secret Santa so they don’t have to buy presents for ppl or pretend they like presents. They are very obsessed with decluttering. To the point where they frown if my kid gives them a drawing he made
Last year they decided no presents except for the kids. Show up at Xmas. Awkward of course but trying to push through. Then SIL says she got everyone a gift. She got my husband something nice and then handed me a box. I open it and discover she’s given me a mug in the shape of cow. I’m very upset as it’s Christmas Day, I don’t want to be there and I’m sucking it up and she chooses to be rude to me. She sees the look on my face, smiles and says “is everything ok? Have I offended in you in some way?”
Anyway I spent Christmas so upset. Keep in mind I have no family here, I’m from a different country so it’s a hard day for me anyway. Hubby threw the mug in the bin when we got Bringing it up now as hubby had the audacity to say to me I didn’t think she meant it. She’s just socially awkward. I was furious. This woman has been so rude to me on so many different occasions. I just wanted to slap him
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“Good to know DH, so when I buy her a pig mug next Christmas it shall be a non issue then, because I say I don’t mean harm it’ll just be believable right?”
You could have just thanked her, and told her you’ll think of her every time you look at it…