Source: Reddit
My husband’s sister was supposed to be married in September. I chose an item from the registry, but the exact item she had added had a weird detail (she had explicitly mentioned previously needing option A, but on the registry she accidentally listed option B) so I asked her to make sure I got what she needed. So, she knew exactly what I was planning to gift.
Sadly they have now broken up. The gift hadn’t shipped yet anyway, so I canceled it.
This past week she reached out to me about it. Since she knew I was purchasing it and we live far away, she was concerned that it had been delivered but someone had stolen it. When I explained that I had canceled it, she was pretty upset.
My MIL has now reached out to us about it and feels that I was unkind to cancel the order. She feels that since my SIL is clearly going through a difficult time, and the holidays are approaching, it would’ve been more appropriate to let the gift reach her anyway.
Obviously these are unfortunate circumstances, but this was a substantial gift ($700) and pretty well above the threshold of what I’d normally spend for a typical holiday gift.
(Before it comes up, I’ll mention short and sweet that my husband is in the military and currently deployed, so that’s why he isn’t a big piece in this puzzle and I’m soloing this awkward adventure).
How would you react after hearing such (UNKIND) accusations? Here are a few comments on the story where it was originally posted:
