My aunt recently sent me a $5 bill. I am an adult and do not expect gifts on special occasions, and this aunt was never one to send me gifts as a child.
She also sent a letter with this $5 bill, which contained greetings but then rather rudely stated that she had sent my cousin of the same age a significantly larger amount of money.
I suspect that this is related to a fight between my mom and my two aunts. I believe this gift was my aunt's way of rudely telling my mother that she favors her sister (my cousin's mother) over her.
My mother insisted that I send my aunt a nice thank you card. However, I feel that she should not be thanked for a gift which was intended to be an insult, nor do I wish to become a part of the family drama.
Was I right to thank her, or should I have stayed out of the situation?
2007-03-14
21:16:21
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Miss B
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