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Would you bother??

(85 Posts)
NotSpaghetti Thu 12-Dec-24 09:01:58

I would go up to 18... but what happened with her father's manners?

Skydancer Thu 12-Dec-24 08:49:26

I stopped giving to my nephews after not being thanked.

Sarnia Thu 12-Dec-24 08:49:11

My Boxing Day morning was writing thank you letters for my Christmas presents. No argument. I would not be inclined to give any gifts or money to someone who is rude enough to ignore me. Why have basic manners disappeared?

dogsmother Thu 12-Dec-24 08:46:36

I quit after school age, if said kids can’t be bothered why should we. Been there with so many, they are more than capable of manners enough to say thank you. I have a very large family of nieces and nephews.

Jeanathome Thu 12-Dec-24 08:45:24

What do you mean.... she ignores you? Thats sounds awful.

Smileless2012 Thu 12-Dec-24 08:44:35

No you are not being unreasonable and when you see her, say hello and if she ignores you then don't bother trying to communicate with her any further.

25Avalon Thu 12-Dec-24 08:43:25

I would definitely stop when she is 18 and just send a card. You could stop this year but 18 is a good cut off point. I am doing that with great nieces and nephews. I felt a bit awkward at still sending to the younger ones only at first.

Cabbie21 Thu 12-Dec-24 08:42:17

Maybe you might want to continue until her 18th birthday and stop then. ( You have come this far…).
But I gave up on my nephew long before that. Not even knowing if gifts had arrived, no thank you, not even a text.

notnecessarilywiser Thu 12-Dec-24 08:36:40

The fact that she ignores you when you're there in person is the clincher for me. One could make allowances for teenage gaucheness if not for that. (I wouldn't involve her father in it at all.)

Astitchintime Thu 12-Dec-24 08:17:58

My OH has a niece who we have always bought Christmas and birthday present for since she was born. Years ago - she is now 17 - we used to get a lovely thank you letter shortly after Christmas - her birthday is just before Christmas.

For the past 4 or five years we have had no messages or anything by way of a thank you and now, when we see her she just ignores us. Last year I messaged her dad to check that the cash I had transferred had gone into her account, he said he would ask her but we still heard nothing.

Am I being unreasonable in feeling inclined to not give at all this year? All our other youngsters message or phone to acknowledge our gifts.

What would you do?