April 2012 Moms
Not the BEST gift...
So, my BIL's weird Gf surprised me with a gift for my DD....she knitted her a baby scarf. That's right...knitted yarn used to tie around my crawling, rolling, moving baby's neck.
Sweet gesture, I guess? But you better believe that thing landed in the garbage as soon as we got home!!
Sweet gesture, I guess? But you better believe that thing landed in the garbage as soon as we got home!!
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Re: Not the BEST gift...
You threw away a thoughtful hand made gift.
People like you get dollar store presents from people like me, who knit.
Seriously, you threw it away?? That's terribly rude. She meant well and I think it was sweet. I hope you didn't say anything to hurt her feelings when she gave it to you.
very thoughtful just not practical for a baby!
sorry she didn't think! I have been known to throw away hand made gifts too
they just aren't my thing... I hate that people make them for me thinking I want them
2 If it was something I felt like I could use without it being a very serious safety hazard for my child ex, booties, mittens, sure, I would've kept it.
3 We're in the process of moving, so things like a baby scarf that can't be given away and are likely to never be needed or used are the first things to go. This was not a family heirloom it's a scarf made by the girl my 19 yo BIL has been dating for 3 months.
...not to say this girl won't someday be part of the family, just mean to say that she's not a relative like my grandma or mom. I've met her once so far, so she's little more than an acquaintance.
You threw it away?! A handmade gift?! wtf.
Yeah... How HORRIBLE of her to give you that. She sounds like a real piece of work.
/sarcasm
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im sorry but i think it was bad to throw it...and besides, baby could wear a scarf as long as she was supervised. Just like the christening necklace someone bought for my DD. She wears it to church when I'm watching her constantly.
BFP#3 7/20/2011 EDD 4/1/2012...Reagan Rose born 3/25
BFP#4 8/8/2012 EDD 4/22/2013...Jackson James born 4/15
I get it. It's not practical but it was thoughtful.
wow...definitely didn't think this would ruffle so many feathers!
gracefullash- really- you're swearing about this? calm down.
eav- if i didn't feel safe using it for my own child, i wouldn't donate it for someone else to use.I'm going to defend you dubs3! That would be unsafe and not practical at all. Something that small probably took her less then 10 min to make, so all you all giving her crap for tossing a handmade gift calm down. One of my dad's relatives knitted DS1 a hat before he was born, and it was way to small to ever fit him. I kept it just in case for DS2, who wore it all of one time. I sold it at a consignment sale. Does that make me horrible? I crochet, and I make blankets for babies, as they actually use those. A baby scarf is just silliness.
It's the thought that counts though, and if she ever asks, just tell her the truth that it was unsafe (no wonder they don't sell them at stores!), and that if she wanted to knit a blanket, that would be awesome and useful!
DS - 7.2006 - C-Section b/c Breech
DS2 - 4.2008 - Successful Vbac
DD - 5.2012 - Successful Vbac
DD gets a lot of gifts I would like to put in the garbage but I don't. I think I would have held onto it, maybe she could have it when she is older. Beside the point now.
How about we all agree that it was insensitive, but that OP didn't mean any harm by it. I think she thought FIRST about the safety of her LO, and only in hindsight did she realize that it was a sweet gesture from the girlfriend who also didn't mean any harm.
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