For Christmas, one of my 4 sisters-in-law was going to host the Christmas celebration with 5 siblings and their families at her house. Each one of us were told to bring something. My husband asked me to call her to see if we should bring more than a Jewish Apple Cake. I did. She, without even saying "hello" first, immediately started screaming at me! She was screaming at me about a game we were going to play. I was the one who had to calm her down as I don't have time for acrimonious behavior! I held my tongue, like a Godly woman should, but I was not happy with her nasty attitude! Then a week later I found out that 3 of my inept sisters-in-law had given my daughter a belated December 4 birthday gift to her in the form of a photo of all 4 sisters-in-law (so my daughter received this gift on December 26). I had already been given a similar photo of the 4 of them. One sister is kind. What do I do about the self-serving 3 sisters-in-law? Comments and suggestions are appreciated!
And did you combine the gift idea-Her birthday and Christmas?
I was troubled when deciding what to give my hubs on his December birthday.
I wanted it to be special, and acknowledged separate from a Christmas gift.
So I kept giving him his favorite gift, Amazon gift cards-and there were lots! His brother and Sil gave him one also. He is all set. We also went out for breakfast, lunch, and dinner lots in December.
Wicked, huh?
Sorry to hear about the screaming!
I would like to address the gift-giving to your daughter, as a reminder that you can ignore the sister-in-law (s), and use this opportunity to re-teach your daughter how to be gracious in responding to a gift with a thank you. Then explain to your daughter that all gifts are not a reflection of the recipient, but may be the carelessness or selfishness of the gift giver (s).
Any persons born in December, so sorry that your life has been combined with the gifts of celebration of an event over-shadowing your own birth. What can I say?