My daughter-in-law is angry that I always buy her the cheapest gifts.

Surprisingly, in the twenty-first century there are still people who care about gift on their birthday. Moreover, conflicts often arise on this basis. In the worst case, people stop communicating. Can a reasonable adult really be offended by this?



Turns out, yes. It happened with the daughter-in-law of our current main character Olga Petrovna. Let's find out all the details of the story and try to give the woman good advice.

I am 69 years old, I have been living alone for 4 years (my husband died due to a serious illness). I have a son and a daughter who have had their own families. We try to keep in touch, but we only see each other on holidays. That's my story.

Anyway, the thing is, my daughter-in-law recently had a birthday. As a gift, I bought her a blouse, I remember once she talked about this thing, and I wanted to make Nastya nice. I was lucky that the cost was not very high, as lately I have to save on everything.



As you can see, you can’t go far in retirement. Children don’t often help me, and I don’t ask them for help. I'm trying to get out the way I do. When I gave Nastya the blouse, she didn't even smile. I ended up sitting there all night, kind of gloomy and silent. Of course, I noticed it, and it made me uncomfortable.

Turns out she's offended because she knows how much this blouse costs. Like, a very cheap gift turned out. I was confused and could not even answer anything, I was so offended at that moment.



After 2 months I had to prepare a gift for my son. I thought it was best to give him the money, and he would decide where to spend it. But Dima flatly refused the envelope. Said his Nastya would be offended when she found out I gave him more than I spent on that damn blouse. No, you heard that!

I do not understand why my daughter-in-law makes such claims to me. It's my own child, and by definition, I'm going to give him more valuable gifts. In one conversation, she recalled how much I gave my grandson, my daughter's son, last year. It's a different story.



My husband and I bought a bike together. I had to give up a lot of things that month. I did not want to fall into the mud and report less than I needed. Now what? I can’t spend a lot of money on the birthday of each of my relatives.

I have never demanded anything from anyone. When I invite people to my birthday, I don’t expect them to give me gifts. I need attention and care. I tried to explain it to my daughter-in-law, but she wouldn't even listen to me. She told me never to give her anything again.



I already asked my son to talk to her. But it's useless. Are young people so fond of money and do not appreciate the sincere desire to make people happy? Honestly, I have no idea how to communicate with my daughter-in-law.

They say, “No one looks at a horse’s teeth.” Looking for flaws in gifts is simply indecent! Especially when it comes to a gift from a mother-in-law who lives on a pension.



In the place of Olga Petrovna, I would try to let go of the situation. At her age, it is better to worry about more important things and not worry about trifles. Time will pass, and I hope Nastya realizes that she was wrong. What do you think?

What would you advise the main character of the story? Share your thoughts in the comments!