Ask Amy: Friend’s gifts are really burdens
This year she waited until Dec. 26 to leave it on my front porch, and claims it's not a Christmas gift!
After I saw what was in that gift bag (the total value close to my entire gift budget for my grandkids), I actually sat down and cried.
Is something wrong with me? I know I'm practical and frugal to a fault.
Is this a new normal? Am I really that out of step with the times?
I don't want to seem ungrateful, but how do I get her to stop?
What would you do?
– Retired Recipient
Dear Recipient: You are not out of step. This is NOT the “new normal.”
You are not practical and frugal “to a fault.” Your walking partner is a boundary-leaper to a fault.
Your choice to follow your therapist’s advice was a good one. You have handled this well. You’ve asked the other person to cease this behavior which has made you so uncomfortable, and she agreed.
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