Well, at least DHs gift was better
Last year the skids royally screwed the pooch with Xmas presents. They got a talking to by me per DHs request. He was way hurt.
This year they did better for DH. Real gifts, took thought, nicely wrapped. For DS, too.
Now, I'm wondering if my gift this year was because of what I said last year. Last year I said the gift they got me was exactly what I expected from them given how hard it had been to get them to do gifts over the years. I got exactly the same thing this year. Not sure if they were too dense to realize last year I meant I had come to expect them to screw the pooch or if this is a diss.
And true to form, DH was all warm and fuzzy from their gifts and sees nothing off with mine compared to his and DSs.
Yes, I got them nice gifts specifically from me. Guess that's over now.
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He had you talk to them about
He had you talk to them about his gifts, then is oblivious to your getting the same thoughtless gift. He's a special kinda self-centered guy.
Turn it around and ask DH to talk to his kids about YOUR gifts. He owes you.
I'm honestly not really
I'm honestly not really following here...
It seems entirely innapropriate to tell someone, aside from maybe your spouse, that they "screwed the pooch" on a gift. Would you appreciate your kids telling you that? "Oh, mom/dad, this gift wasn't up to my expectations. You screwed up. Do better next year!"
Like what? Why would you do that to anybody, let alone your kids/stepkids?
Am I missing something here...
Last year
DH got guacamole mix. The packet of dry seasoning like from any old grocery store. Place loose in an old Amazon box. Wrapped only one way around with paper, the sides not folded/closed. It was truly pathetic. Prior years I had helped them but last year DH was so sure they knew what to do and I shouldn't do anything. So I didn't and that's what he got.
DH did ask me to talk to them. So it's not out of the ordinary here for me to expect DH to talk to them on my behalf. And I didn't say "screwed the pooch" but I did explain to them the lack of thought and effort was obvious after years of having a good example set for them and being taught what to do.
SS20, yes 20, gave DSO a
SS20, yes 20, gave DSO a sanitary pad with IPAD written on it and said I got you an IPAD. SS has worked for 4 maybe 5 weeks since he was 16, and a puzzle glued to a piece of card board.. He is DSOs special little boy.
I got nothing and its whatever.
That is amazingly rude
What a d!ck move.
DH got an incense burner.
AN INCENSE BURNER.
He has never in his entire life burned incense. He acted like it was just sooooo cool but I think he was grasping at straws that SD even bought him anything...*dash1*
Oh that one year
They went in together to get me two pair of glove liners from Target. Let's keep in mind I totally funded their gifts, and I knew they were spending $10 to $20 on friends. Given that I already had five or six pairs of glove liners, I attempted to return for a gift certificate. Nope, came to $2.16, not enough for a gift certificate, I got the cash back instead. Guess who's never bought them another gift?