Grandchild Not Grateful for Birthday Gift?
Thanks for your thoughts, Mary Lynne. While I have heard this argument before, it just seems to me that common courtesy has been lost in the equation along the way. I send the gift to let the receiver know I have remembered them in some way, and I think enough...
Grandchild Not Grateful for Birthday Gift?
To the kind folks who have responded so far, I want to let you know I ended up NOT sending this note to my grandson - based at least in part upon your replies. So he has been spared the embarrassment - not that he is ever embarrassed by anything - at least...
Grandchild Not Grateful for Birthday Gift?
Dear cybergrannie: Yours was a well-balanced reply and was most appreciated. I have received more postings on this issue than I expected, actually, and they are running just about evenly split! (Probably along Type A/Type B personality lines...) Yes, both of...
Grandchild Not Grateful for Birthday Gift?
Thank you, Sandi! I loved it when I wrote it, too! It felt good to get it off my chest, and I thought my approach was creatively different. But several negative replies led me to understand not everyone would respond in the same way! So, better not to say anything...
