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Birthday present

  • 27-04-2009 3:15pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    My nephew was christened last year, my older brother who was out of the country was god father but obviously couldn't make it, so my brother told me i'd be standing in (2 hours before the christening, said he'd forgotten to tell me). So im in the pictures, but my other brother is on the paper work.

    So it was my nephews first birthday last week, my sister (who has a rake of kids), came up with this idea before last christmas for birthdays and christmas etc, because our family is so big we just all put 20 quid each into a card and let them buy something really nice from all of us for him or her.

    So i headed over to my parents that evening to give my sister the money for the card, she tells me they'd all been over for the birthday party (small event, few people, bit of cake), i was abit pissed off because i hadn't even been told about it. My sister apologises for not telling us (not her fault, my brother should have told me), said she thought id be watching the match, which i was.

    Anyway this weekend im outside the pub chatting to a friend and the god mother of my nephew (my brothers girlfriends, friend) comes over and we start chatting. She makes a joke then saying she was afraid id have gotten my nephew something better than she had, but when she got there she was told i hadn't gotten him anything. I kinda just blew it off.. and today my brother made a joke about how i hadn't gotten him anything and this has just kind of upset me..

    This really has no point, im just venting my anger. I'll buy him something this weekend, but i know it'll look like im only doing it because people have made remarks.


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
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    Wait! The brother who didn't even invite you to the birthday celebration was slagging you off for not getting the baby a present? I'm a bit confused with all the "brothers" and "sisters". ;)

    In any case, you're NOT the godfather and your family appears to have an ongoing arrangement about presents which, presumably, has worked fine up to now.

    If I was you I wouldn't even bother getting a present this weekend, I'd have it out with my brother. It'll make no difference to the baby and personally I think the adults in this situation need to be spoken to.


  • #3
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    Agree-- there's a tradition of money in a card. You did this -- end of!
    We have a similar thing in our family too, so noone would be expected to buy presents if that's the norm.

    Stupid thing said in passing, I wouldn't bother with it. Or getting the child a present.


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