Scary and Inappropriate Gift
By Raine38
@Raine38 (12387)
United States
January 5, 2020 10:27am CST
My friend's daughter just celebrated her 7th birthday. It was a very simple celebration and unfortunately I have to miss it. We did promise to get together sometime next week so I can hand over my gift for her. They were unboxing her gifts and looks like one of her relatives gifted her daughter a Ouija board. My friend and I are both religious, but not overly so. We also both believe in the supernatural, and we both agree that it is a very inappropriate gift. She was contemplating how to approach this relative (it's her husband's aunt). She is trying to analyze what her motive was for gifting her daughter the Ouija board. I told her that she should not think of the motive anymore - just talk to her and let her know that she does not appreciate the gesture. It does not have to be a heated conversation, they can discuss about this sensibly. But I understand that she is upset, she is a mother after all who is just protecting her daughter.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
That wasn't appropriate for sure. Is there any chance that the aunt dd not know what the ouija board was?
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
5 Jan 20
I do not know, I have not met the aunt so I do not know if she is someone who is malicious or good natured. That is why I told her to calm first before she talks to her. Even if she meant to give a Ouija board to her daughter, she can still assert her preferences without getting in a heated discussion with her.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
@Raine38 Yes, it's important that she doesn't start a fight because of her anger over the gift. I understand why she is angry, but she can't go into the situation without knowing the full story. She can simply say that it wasn't an appropriate gift and leave it at that.
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
5 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I will get an update on this one the next time I see her. Kids are impressionable and I know she is just being a mom. But I am biased so I would take my friend's side anytime, but not blindingly. I would still be on her side and still tell her that she is wrong. For this instance, I'll just wait and see. And I jokingly promised her that my gift to her daughter is not a Ouija board.
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
5 Jan 20
Maybe she just bought it and thought it was just some kind of board game for kids.
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