Reciprocal obligation - Christmas...
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I don't think someone <I>must</I> reciprocate, but this woman evidently believes she must and I can understand why. I've been dirt poor in my life, and I remember how badly I felt when people helped us and we had no way of returning the gesture.
That's not to say you shouldn't have got her kids some Christmas presents. I just think you should give the presents to the kids, accept and thank her for whatever it is that she gives you in return and leave it at that. Evidently it's important for her to reciprocate.
That's not to say you shouldn't have got her kids some Christmas presents. I just think you should give the presents to the kids, accept and thank her for whatever it is that she gives you in return and leave it at that. Evidently it's important for her to reciprocate.
so... oh my god.
It turns out that it was a little from column a, a little from column b...
...by which I mean to say that we didn't incur (much) costs on her but now we're in HER debt... the present she _made_ is so cool.
She made our 2 yr old THE most adorable Little Indian dress, complete with a little headband and feather, and she made our 4 yr old son a little cowboy costume with hat, badge, vest and chaps (made, apparently, out of leftovers from this one time she made a pair of leopard-print tearaway stripper pants for this time her brother's friend had a 3 month stint as a male stripper... there you go)...
and THAT's not the best bit.
The best bit is that she _made it all herself_... even her daughter stayed up to 2am painting beautiful bright colours on the headband... and THAT's not the best bit. She ALSO included [made] a TEEPEE!!!!
It's fully 4 feet tall, with a flap door and flap window and 6 broomsticks sticking out the top... and, this is the best bit, she made it ALL with stuff she had lying around the house (they bought the broomsticks and some ribbon apparently).
All we got their kids was juggling sticks, candles and earrings.
Merry Christmas everyone - our kids are ensconsed in front of their new Lunar Jim video. I hope you have [had??] a good christmas.
It turns out that it was a little from column a, a little from column b...
...by which I mean to say that we didn't incur (much) costs on her but now we're in HER debt... the present she _made_ is so cool.
She made our 2 yr old THE most adorable Little Indian dress, complete with a little headband and feather, and she made our 4 yr old son a little cowboy costume with hat, badge, vest and chaps (made, apparently, out of leftovers from this one time she made a pair of leopard-print tearaway stripper pants for this time her brother's friend had a 3 month stint as a male stripper... there you go)...
and THAT's not the best bit.
The best bit is that she _made it all herself_... even her daughter stayed up to 2am painting beautiful bright colours on the headband... and THAT's not the best bit. She ALSO included [made] a TEEPEE!!!!
It's fully 4 feet tall, with a flap door and flap window and 6 broomsticks sticking out the top... and, this is the best bit, she made it ALL with stuff she had lying around the house (they bought the broomsticks and some ribbon apparently).
All we got their kids was juggling sticks, candles and earrings.
Merry Christmas everyone - our kids are ensconsed in front of their new Lunar Jim video. I hope you have [had??] a good christmas.
ha.FooserX said:
facts?
facts schmacts.
The closest I can get to facts is that I asked my wife about it... and she agreed. It's just not Done. For instance, it's not normal to include the reciept
