Maybe the neighbor couldn’t afford groceries.
Then they should be happy that someone else gave a present to their son so they don’t need to buy shoes for them, not talking about selling a present designated for their child…
Maybe the moon was her car, and Jupiter was her hairbrush
Is that how you get drops of Jupiter in your hair? I’d been trying to figure it out for years.
You know, you don’t even have to believe in a deity to know that, “as you judge, so shall you be judged.”
Have you ever felt unfairly judged by anyone?
I’d like to bring attention to the child in this scenario.
How pissed would you be if your neighbor just gave your mom the most kick ass set of Jordan’s youve ever seen, the entire class will be jealous of them
and your mom sells it to buy wheat thins.
You as a child would not understand the need for groceries. all you know is that your mom gave away your one chance at fitting in for wheat thins.
Should’ve just given them directly to the son to wear immediately so he can enjoy them.
People are so obsessed with controlling how gifts are used, it’s wild.
The gift was for the kid not the parent.
Maybe the parent wanted to sell the shoes to buy their kid a new, better fitting pair even if they were less expensive?
It would still be rude to say “I’m going to make money off of this” to the gifter’s face.
There’s such a thing as being gracious.
I would probably explain my financial bind and need and ask if it’s ok. Both my parents were a little… mean… but one thing they retained from both sets of grands and greats was, once you give a gift, it’s not yours anymore, and you have zero right to dictate how the recipient utilizes it.
To me, this is just a weird take, like means-testing, and if you make too much or sell food benefits to buy Ziploc or bus fare to work, they penalize you.
I would probably explain my financial bind and need and ask if it’s ok.
See, I would view this as a gracious way of accepting the gift.
Yes but even so, a gift once given is none of my business. But I’m well aware I think differently than most people.
Eta: because a lot of people are shamed into hiding genuine need.
The scenario is during the act of giving the gift. I think the way it was phrased was rude, not the actual act of reselling the shoes.
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Eta: because a lot of people are shamed into hiding genuine need.
I absolutely agree with you.
They would have said something more like “oh, maybe I can sell these and get two pairs of <shoe> to last longer.” or “wow, I can sell these and buy some groceries and a pair of <cheaper shoes>.”
Or groceries. Or a birthday gift for the kid.
what a cray take
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Totally agree, but it’s still cooler than .world
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