A listener writes:
I have a one year old daughter and she’s the first grandchild in the family. My mother just adores her and sends clothing, toys, shoes, baby furniture, just about anything she needs. But all these gifts come with a return clause. I’m supposed to save everything when my daughter outgrows the items and send them back to my mom. Supposedly she wants to save them for my sister, who isn’t pregnant and isn’t even married yet.
Meanwhile I have two good friends who are expecting any day now and some of these outgrown things of my daughter’s would be appreciated now, rather than sitting in a box waiting for my sister to decide to get married and have kids.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m very appreciative of the things my mom has sent, but I think the rules of etiquette suggest that when you give a gift, there should be no preconditions.
What do you think?
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