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WWYD regarding hurt feelings & my mother...

avonbrideavonbride
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My mother sent a very generous gift in the mail today for DD. A beautiful red sweater set-knitted hat, sweater, and booties.

It's obviously handmade (but she didn't make it, i think she bought it at the farmer's market) and probably really expensive.  The note said how she couldn't wait to see DD in it at Christmas. 

The problem is it's too small. It's a 3 month size and DD is almost in 6 month clothes.

What do I do? I doubt she can exchange it or return it, otherwise she probably would have gotten a larger size to begin with. I'm thinking she got this size because it was the only red one maybe.

Do I tell her the truth or do I squeeze DD into it? There's no way to do that with the hat though. 

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  • mommabird77mommabird77 member
    If she can squeeze into it now, maybe pull out a couple Christmas decorations and take pictures of her in it now with a little Christmas "scene" for your mom?

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  • tbone22308tbone22308
    Yikes. I'd probably try to see if there were any way I could alter it so it would fit (and that she wouldn't notice) Otherwise, I'd probably try to squeeze her in since she seems so excited about the gift.
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  • MelonieKMelonieK
    Why would her feelings be hurt?  I would tell her the truth.  If you really like the set, tell her that you are worried that it will be too small and are afraid that she won't be able to wear it at Christmas. Does she go to the market often?  If the vendor is a regular, she may be able to exchange it fairly easily.
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  • h2babeh2babe member

    I guess when I first read it, I thought, what option do you have other than telling her that it's too small? Can you actually squeeze DD into the dress? If she's already in 6-months size then your DD won't be able to even fit into a 3-month old size?

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  • avonbrideavonbride

    Yeah, I guess I'll tell her. I just doubt she'll be honest with me. If she can't exchange it she'll probably buy another one and send that to me

    Honestly I just hate the thought of her spending all this $$ (maybe twice!) I know she was excited about this and I don't want to make her sad. It is making me sad already!

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