US EditionDear Abby: My sister is the absolute worst at giving gifts
Despite her position and means, the law school director repeatedly gives broken or inappropriate gifts, causing ongoing family disappointment and frustration.
- The sister, director of a large law school, repeatedly gives poorly chosen gifts that often disappoint recipients despite her ability to afford better, the letter writer reports.
- Family observers describe the sister as 'a little off-center,' while the sister says she enjoys watching children open presents, a stance the family says overlooks the harm.
- Concrete instances include the garage-sale toy car with a broken wheel she kept in her purse and clothes and toys that are too small, ripped, or arrive late.
- The writer has tried speaking to the sister about not bringing gifts, but she insists she enjoys seeing kids open presents; Dear Abby advises avoiding invites around birthdays or intercepting gifts.
- Near-Term effects include the child feeling very disappointed by the unfixable toy, while the writer wants the sister's gift behavior to stop now.
12 Articles
12 Articles
Chicago Sun Times
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DEAR ABBY: My sister is cheap. She’s also not good at choosing gifts for people. Often, the things she gives are worse than if she’d done nothing at all. An example: She was just here visiting and brought my 4-year-old a toy car she’d picked up at a garage sale (fine, so far), but one of the wheels was broken off. She had the wheel in her purse and said something about gluing it back on, but never did. Once she left, we tried to glue it, but it …
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DEAR ABBY: My sister is cheap. She’s also not good at choosing gifts for people. Often, the things she gives are worse than if she’d done nothing at all. An example: She was just here visiting and brought my 4-year-old a toy car she’d picked up at a garage sale (fine, so far), but one of the wheels was broken off. She had the wheel in her purse and said something about gluing it back on, but never did.
Dear Abby: My sister is the absolute worst at giving gifts
DEAR ABBY: My sister is cheap. She’s also not good at choosing gifts for people. Often, the things she gives are worse than if she’d done nothing at all. An example: She was just here visiting and brought my 4-year-old a toy car she’d picked up at a garage sale (fine, so far), but one of the wheels was broken off. She had the wheel in her purse and said something about gluing it back on, but never did. Once she left, we tried to glue it, but it …
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