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Pet Gifts :/
We are a small family of four living on my husband's income. We have a small farm that I run, and I home-school my children. My husband works full time in another job. We aren't poor, but we do have to count our nickels and dimes and budget for things we want.
This is the first year we have splurged on gifts for the children, and we spent more on my sister-in-law because, for once, we had a little extra to spend. It has brought us joy that we can be a bit more generous.
Now that our Christmas budget is spent, my sister-in-law has asked twice that we purchase gifts for her dog -- wrapped, no less -- because her dog likes opening packages! I ignored her request the first time. After the second one, I told her we don't ask people to purchase gifts for our kids, and we don't purchase gifts for other people's pets. Now she's offended.
It may not seem like a lot, but for us, it's a big deal when we get to purchase a movie and a pizza every few months. We never ask anything of anyone. We're a happy, tight-knit family regardless of our financial status.
My husband has had enough. He's tired of his sister's self-absorption and wants to tell her to grow up and that the world does not revolve around her and her dog. Instead, I asked her to simply return any gifts she has bought for us and spend the money on her dog. Are we being unreasonable?
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Not at all. Your sister-in-law is out of line to put the bite on you for gifts for her dog, and you are within your rights to tell her you have a bone to pick with... aw heck, how about if I just post the link to Dear Abby's website, from which you copied this question word-for-word?
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Some people do treat their dogs like kids. Nothing wrong with that, but they shouldn't expect anyone else to treat them that way!
Just simply tell her that you are spending any extra money you have on your children. You have no money to spend on dog gifts. Sorry, end of discussion.
Thought: If you want to you could find some scrap material and make the dogs some rag dolls! Maybe the kids could help make them. Just find a larger piece of material and throw some scraps inside. Twist the scraps like making a ghost and sew it or tie it up. :)
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