She didn’t like her Christmas present, and told me.

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My dad always tells me if I don’t like something he gets me, to let him know because he said he’s fine with taking it back, or getting me something else and giving my original present to someone else. Maybe it’s because everything he gives me is special because it comes from him, but I’ve never disliked or gave back anything he gave me for Christmas or my birthday. As I got older, I told him the same thing. You won’t hurt my feelings, let me know if it isn’t something you want (I’ve never said that to anyone else). He’s never given one of his presents back. This year, I thought I got my stepmom the perfect present. I was so excited to give it to her. But seeing as it was not cheap, and I really wanted someone to enjoy it, I told her flat out (the only time I ever said this to anyone other than my dad), to let me know if she’d rather me give it to someone else. I said, honestly, you will not hurt my feelings. I want whomever gets this to really like it, but if you don’t I’ll give it to someone else. I don’t have the money to get you something else, but you won’t be stuck with it. She opened the box, looked at it, and said, “Well, it isn’t the prettiest thing.” My heart sunk. Not because she didn’t want it. I just assumed she’d say it wasn’t her taste. But she actually said it wasn’t pretty. Why would that bother me? Because I got something very similar for a fellow Mylotter! The Mylotter had already gotten the present, and seemed very happy with it, but now it’s in the back of my mind that I might have stuck the sweet lady with a gift she really does not like. She’d never tell me otherwise, but it did sink my heart a bit. My feelings aren’t hurt, and I found someone who DID like the gift I had originally given to Diana, but now I’m thinking, maybe I should start going with gift cards! I’ll just remind myself about the thought being what counted!