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Venting abounds
I fully understand what it's like to get a Christmas present you're not totally crazy about. But was it really necessary for my mom to call me up and tell me that the presents I got my niece were inappropriate (mind you, I got her the first and fifth items listed here: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=18), that she (the niece) doesn't like either of them, and that I need to take them back and get her "a nice toy" instead?
Yeah, she claims that the book (which I had personalized with an autograph and drawing from Andy Runton) is too advanced for the niece, (never mind the fact that the story is told entirely in pictures and symbols,) and that she doesn't like "comic books." Need I mention that my nephew, who I also got a stuftie and a different Owly book, had no problem with either of these gifts, and he's a full 18 months younger than the niece?
I know I can't expect everyone to share my indie sensibilities, but WTF! When I was that age, I would have never gotten away with trying to tell people what kind of gifts to give me after the fact (mind you, I don't know for certain that the niece did this, the request for a new present may have come exclusively from my mom). I would have been forced to grin and bear it and sign a thank you card to boot!
Guess this is my reminder of why I must forever keep my mom Mom at an arm's length. Fuck that, triple arms!
Yeah, she claims that the book (which I had personalized with an autograph and drawing from Andy Runton) is too advanced for the niece, (never mind the fact that the story is told entirely in pictures and symbols,) and that she doesn't like "comic books." Need I mention that my nephew, who I also got a stuftie and a different Owly book, had no problem with either of these gifts, and he's a full 18 months younger than the niece?
I know I can't expect everyone to share my indie sensibilities, but WTF! When I was that age, I would have never gotten away with trying to tell people what kind of gifts to give me after the fact (mind you, I don't know for certain that the niece did this, the request for a new present may have come exclusively from my mom). I would have been forced to grin and bear it and sign a thank you card to boot!
Guess this is my reminder of why I must forever keep my mom Mom at an arm's length. Fuck that, triple arms!
Wow. Just... wow.
As a child (and subsequently now as an adult) I had/have ZERO sense of entitlement when it comes to gifts. By the very nature of gift giving, you take what you receive, and you do so graciously. Period.
Re: Wow. Just... wow.
Re: Wow. Just... wow.