The holidays are here, which means it’s time to get into the Christmas mood. The holiday spirit is in full swing, from searching for the right present for each person in the family and making Christmas special for them. Kids eagerly wait for Christmas gifts. Read the story to know what happened in this family during Christmas and what would you do in such a situation?
Source: Reddit
So for the last 3 months leading up to Christmas, my SIL has been communicating with her brother (my partner) about what her kids would like for Christmas and what ours would like. She has been very demanding that her teenagers don’t need toys or any gifts and want cash so they can buy whatever they want. Ok cool I’m fine with this.
Then I get calls from MIL, SIL and my partner making not so subtle hints that they think “I am the Jew of the family” and there better be a few 50s in there. I felt pressured by all and basically coerced into giving her kids $200 each (three kids) because her demands were very specific about what she wanted by the end of it all. Mind you all this time I made little talk about what my kids wanted. It was mainly one sided, my partner reassuring me it would be two way and the favour would be returned to our kids.
Fast forward to Christmas I don’t even get a thankyou and she took the $600 in envelopes happily, and all my kids got from her each was a $20 Smiggle gift card. I grabbed my kids and left the Christmas dinner. I know you’re supposed to be grateful and all with whatever you get, but I worked for 3 months saving that money that I felt I had to give, and I thought was excessive, in return for a joke? My kids get bugger all while hers are spoilt and she pockets both ways. I already went off at my partner for pushing me to comply with that situation. AM I Wrong for being salty?
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