I feel like y'all have heard this refrain so many times you can sing it for me, but I've got to share it....
Y'all know we are renovating the house. We will have two newly remodeled bathrooms when finished. (Someday, Lord ... someday!) What does every freshly painted bathroom call for? New towels, of course. And even new rugs. Both Mr-Mama and J-Mama thought this would be a good Christmas gift.
J-Mama told me she was thinking about buying us new rugs and towels, asked if that was something we really wanted, then came over and spent probably far longer than necessary in our new master bathroom (the one that is 90% finished) measuring the floor and asking what size rugs would suit us best and consulting us about colors. So when we opened our Christmas present, we found exactly what we would have picked out for ourselves, but for free!
Mr-Mama just went out and bought us a whole suite of towels and rugs. No asking. Wrong color, wrong sizes. No gift receipt.
When I told my mom, true to form, she tried to see Mr-Mama's perspective and pointed out to me that some people really like gifts that surprise. Sure, but you know, I don't need the element of surprise at the holidays as much as I need a comfortable bathroom that doesn't subtly irritate me every morning when I take a shower. And if you are going to buy people something they will use every day, don't you think you should be sure to buy what they want, not what you think they should want?
This whole escapade made me think of Twinkle's Hanukkah dining room chairs. How did that turn out?
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