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Sister in law recycling presents

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  • VikkiiKawaii
    VikkiiKawaii Posts: 212 Forumite
    Does anyone else feel like the OP is being laid into because she revealed her SIL's situation, which she herself cannot change? She said in her original post that she thinks they
    durham_girl wrote: »
    should just offer to stop exchanging gifts if the financial situation means she can't afford a gift.

    IMO that shows that she is thinking of her SIL's situation and is not as she has been described
    dizziblonde wrote: »
    a very vile grabbing uncaring, selfish person
    grasping
    pretty damn unpleasant
    Utterly pathetic
    an example of how vile some parents behave at Christmas time.
    :j Tehya Baby DD 22/03/2012 :j
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  • Derivative
    Derivative Posts: 1,698 Forumite
    Put the car in a cupboard for 2-3 years.

    Sorted.
    Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
    Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.”[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT]
  • ska_lover
    ska_lover Posts: 3,773 Forumite
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    Can I just say one thing....this thread sucks.

    Not really in the spirit of xmas is it? whinging on an internet forum about presents..omg
    The opposite of what you know...is also true
  • jellyhead
    jellyhead Posts: 21,555 Forumite
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    The age thing is a point though ... when a toddler is unwrapping a present then it shouldn't be something that they could choke on if their parents don't snatch it away fast enough. It would be better not to get a gift from them at all.
    52% tight
  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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    jellyhead wrote: »
    The age thing is a point though ... when a toddler is unwrapping a present then it shouldn't be something that they could choke on if their parents don't snatch it away fast enough. It would be better not to get a gift from them at all.

    Agree. And it would also avoid the poor kid having the unsuitable present being taken off him and having the inevitable resulting upset.
    Herman - MP for all! :)
  • jojo_2012_2
    jojo_2012_2 Posts: 331 Forumite
    get her on Jeremy Kyle sort this mess out once and for all.
    "If you don't feel the bumps in the road, you're not really going anywhere "
  • karren
    karren Posts: 1,260 Forumite
    why are people slating her, she was just saying whats the best way to politiy broach subject.
    Calm down and give constructive answers or just dont read thread end of story
    :A :j
  • ska_lover
    ska_lover Posts: 3,773 Forumite
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    Well...you have to READ a thread to know what is is about....
    The opposite of what you know...is also true
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