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I'm about to vent and sound super ungrateful :-(

MrsBalletStar05MrsBalletStar05 member
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Ok, I'm going to preface this by saying I AM very thankful for the gesture.  Super thankful!  Especially since I need to be getting together stuff for DS#1 to be going to school oh so very soon.  Maybe this more of a, "I can't believe you didn't think!" type of statement.  Is that any better???  No, probably not...

So my SIL messages me on FB and tells me that she and grandma went out and bought the boys clothes.  Cool!  Awesome!  My kids are almost 1 and almost 4.  So they bought 12 months clothes and 4T clothes.  *sigh.  I wish they would have asked their sizes!  They are both 2-3 sizes bigger than that!!  For one, I think anyone buying someone clothing would think to ask about sizes.  For two, they have to know that their grandson/brother is like, NBA basketball player tall and that our kids would be taller/larger than average.  They saved the receipt.   They are coming this weekend and I'm going to have to exchange everything....and it won't even be for the same stuff for DS#1 since he is out of toddlers and into little boys...and I'm not even going to open up the stuff in front of them because then DS#1 will be all upset when I won't let him wear his new presents. 

On one hand, I needed to go shopping anyways so a trip to the store doesn't make a difference.  On the other hand, it ruins the fun moment of opening a gift and I think it's silly they didn't ask about sizes. Boo :-(

Adrian 7.6.07 - ADHD, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Learning Disability-NOS
Cam 6.6.10 - Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mixed Receptive/Expressive Communication Disorder
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Re: I'm about to vent and sound super ungrateful :-(

  • littlemermaidlittlemermaid member
    Why didn't you FB her back and say 'Oh no, the kids are already wearing sizes XYZ,  I wish you would have asked me before you went shopping."  Then the ball would have been in her court and she might have taken it upon herself to go exchange everything.
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  • ali-1411ali-1411 member

    I think I'd be glad.  Then I get to pick out what I want, not what they got.

    Now who's ungrateful?  :)

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  • taggiecbtaggiecb member
    I get really annoyed when my mother buys clothes for my 4 year old. He has a tiny waist, so most things look baggy on him.  Her solution for this is buying size 3 clothes, so his pants go above his ankles.  But at least they fit his waist!!Confused
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  • eaglesfan700eaglesfan700 member

    I don't think you sound ungrateful at all.  You sound like you are trying to express your gratitude without making them feel bad for buying the wrong sizes.

    I would probably do the same thing.  Then maybe later just casually mention that buying clothes for the kids is so hard, because they are never wearing the size they are "supposed" to be

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  • WhitePicketFenceWhitePicketFence member
    Eh, I don't think it's that big of a deal. Sure, it's a bit of a pain to run to the store to exchange the clothes, but at least you get to pick clothing that you like. Plus, it's already paid for so it's almost like shopping for free :)
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  • MrsBalletStar05MrsBalletStar05 member

    imageWhitePicketFence:
    Eh, I don't think it's that big of a deal. Sure, it's a bit of a pain to run to the store to exchange the clothes, but at least you get to pick clothing that you like. Plus, it's already paid for so it's almost like shopping for free :)

     

    haha, that is how I am trying to look at it!

    Adrian 7.6.07 - ADHD, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Learning Disability-NOS
    Cam 6.6.10 - Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mixed Receptive/Expressive Communication Disorder
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