wtarshi
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i'd be upset as well gg. you all put in evenly or she opts out of the whole thing...cheeky buggar....!!!!
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i'd be upset as well gg. you all put in evenly or she opts out of the whole thing...cheeky buggar....!!!!
Bookworm616
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Agreed! Sounds like the one friend wants all the glory without contributing evenly!
I'd be mad, too.
GirlieGirl74
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This other friend isn't my friend, and now, I know why. LOL I'm just afraid that my friend is going to think that I went cheap on her gift. I would have rather spent $15 more and bought the whole thing myself. The friend that bought it was doing me a favor because she knew my time was limited, but I wish that I had just bought it myself now.
GirlieGirl74
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Thank you, Tarshi and Bookie. I was feeling guilty for feeling this way about it. I'm glad that I'm not the only one that feels this way.
Thank you, Tarshi and Bookie. I was feeling guilty for feeling this way about it. I'm glad that I'm not the only one that feels this way.
You clearly aren't the one with the stilted perception GG. I agree that it's not equitable the way your friend split that up. I can understand that perhaps her friend could only afford $15.00, and there's nothing wrong with that. However were it me and I had asked 2 people to chip in on a gift, then found that one could only go a max of $15.00, I would have either selected a $45.00 gift so everyone contributed equally, or I would have purchased the more expensive gift and collected $15.00 from each of my two friends and then made up the difference myself. Either way, it's fair to everyone else.
GirlieGirl74
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You / $45
Friend 1 / $30
Friend 2 / $15
So you are paying half and the other two and splitting the other half?? Correct? Why isn't friend 1 paying more. She is taking in the $15 and lessening her half with it?? I think something is funny here. Hate to be petty but.
Sorry, Jordie. I didn't see this earlier. Friend 1 ended up buying something else. Friend 2 and I ended up buying the bracelet. The bracelet ended up being $60, with me paying $45 of it. There is no way that my friend is going to know that when she opens the gift. Another friend told me to put in her birthday card that 2/3 of the bracelet is from me. :smt042
Friend 1 offered to go in on it too if I didn't want to spend $45. It wasn't about the $45. It's the fact that it isn't equal. I know friend 1 well enough to know that she probably had already bought it before she found out that friend 2 only wanted to spend $15 so it left her in a mess. I could tell she felt bad about it since she offered to go in on this gift too. I didn't complain about it to her because she was trying to do me a favor by getting the gift. I'll make sure next time that it's just going to be the two of us going in on a gift.
I know it wasn't the money GG, it's the principal. Just saying I wouldn't expect anyone else to foot a larger share of a gift if I asked them to go in on it. I would have taken the bigger share, that's what would seem appropriate to me.
GirlieGirl74
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I'm sorry. I wasn't saying that it wasn't about the money to you. That's what I was thinking when she said that she would go in if I didn't want to spend that much. I think that she would have paid the bigger share if she had gone in on the present, but since she bought something else as her gift, I didn't think it was fair to ask her to make it right. Does that make sense? I'm functioning on about 2 hours sleep. LOL
You and me both sweetie. You don't need to explain to me GG, I just didn't want you thinkin' I was calling you cheap! I know better. I hope you get some rest.
GirlieGirl74
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I didn't think that you were calling me cheap at all. I know better than that.
I had to present an audit tonight, and I had gotten so far behind with everything going on that I had to pull several late nights and early mornings to get it done on time. That stress is gone now, and I plan on getting some much needed ZZZZZs tonight. I hope that you do the same. 
I didn't think that you were calling me cheap at all. I know better than that.
I'm going to try to do that tonight too. I've pulled a couple all nighters this week and last week and it's catching up with me... I'm gettin real snitty with folks in general. So I'm shooting for going to bed before today becomes tomorrow morning... it's not looking good at the moment though. I hope you get a long night's sleep though, I know it's hard to operate under stress when you're tired.
GirlieGirl74
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It's probably not going to be too long for me either. It's date night with a special someone so I'm willing to sacrafice a few ZZZs.
It's amazing how it will catch up with you though, and I hope that you get some soon. The wax is going to suck regardless so I vote for drinks!!! Plus, if you don't stop drinking, you won't have a hangover.
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whikle
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The wax is going to suck regardless so I vote for drinks!!! Plus, if you don't stop drinking, you won't have a hangover.
Exactly, and if you go to your wax drunk, you won't feel a thing! LOL
GirlieGirl74
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My sister moved in with us a week ago, and I was reflecting upon that this evening and I’ve decided I must have been straight sippin’ on stupid when I thought this was going to be more of an adjustment for her than us.
2 – number of cats she brought with her
24 – number of Benadryl I’ve taken this week, see above for reason
3 – number of times I’ve found her cigarettes on the bench on the front porch and brought them in because she forgot them… because nothin’ says ‘Welcome to Our Home’ like a pack of Pall Mall’s and a Zippo
1 – number of trips to the Indian (their word not mine) Smoke Shop to ‘stock up’ on cigarettes, she paid of course but damn did you know cancer sticks run about $40 a carton… I am suddenly thankful I’m addicted to moisturizer and not nicotine on a stick
6 - number of times we’ve had to retrieve ‘Bibsy’ from under my bed… that little bastard is fast! The only time I open my door is when I go to bed and she’s just hell on wheels, I think she just waits all day for someone to open the door… and then BAM she’s gone!
4 - number of times I’ve had to consult the Jewish Foods website to ensure I didn’t serve my sister up eternal damnation on a plate
9 - number of times 'Bibsy' has tried to claw one of the sofas, despite being fitted with 'soft paws'
3 – number of nights in a row my sister has baked for us, I think it’s like breakup therapy for her or something
3 – number of times I’ve had to smile, nod and say ‘Mmmmm’, while thinking ‘poor baby just can’t bake for shit’… but I’m not tellin’ her that of course… if you like biscuits that’s great, it all tastes like biscuits… problem being she has yet to bake biscuits. I mean I’m thinking lemon cake should taste like lemons… or cake… just not frosted biscuits
7 – number of times ‘Prince’ her 22 pound cat has swatted ‘Leeloo’, my Chihuahua on the nose for lookin’ at him wrong. Poor little girl is averaging once a day, she’s just determined to make friends with that damn cat... Leeloo should be canine ambassador to the UN or something, I woulda stomped a mud hole in that cat on day 1 for disrespecting me in my own house
7 - number of times I've thought about skinnin' me a 22 pound cat
8 – number of times I’ve had to politely remind my son that just because my sister left her boyfriend, and we all know he’s a dick, he’s not allowed to say that out loud in her presence… ‘yes my little man honesty is always the best policy, but sometimes we just think honest thoughts… we don’t always need to share those outside our own head”
@50 – number of times my sister has said ‘you sure you don’t mind’ while making painful faces at me in disbelief… same number of times I’ve rolled my eyes and said ‘of course not’
to many times to count – number of times we’ve laughed hysterically at something the other said
All in all, family is just priceless, and I wouldn’t trade her for anything in the world… now the cats on the other hand…
2 – number of cats she brought with her
24 – number of Benadryl I’ve taken this week, see above for reason
3 – number of times I’ve found her cigarettes on the bench on the front porch and brought them in because she forgot them… because nothin’ says ‘Welcome to Our Home’ like a pack of Pall Mall’s and a Zippo
1 – number of trips to the Indian (their word not mine) Smoke Shop to ‘stock up’ on cigarettes, she paid of course but damn did you know cancer sticks run about $40 a carton… I am suddenly thankful I’m addicted to moisturizer and not nicotine on a stick
6 - number of times we’ve had to retrieve ‘Bibsy’ from under my bed… that little bastard is fast! The only time I open my door is when I go to bed and she’s just hell on wheels, I think she just waits all day for someone to open the door… and then BAM she’s gone!
4 - number of times I’ve had to consult the Jewish Foods website to ensure I didn’t serve my sister up eternal damnation on a plate
9 - number of times 'Bibsy' has tried to claw one of the sofas, despite being fitted with 'soft paws'
3 – number of nights in a row my sister has baked for us, I think it’s like breakup therapy for her or something
3 – number of times I’ve had to smile, nod and say ‘Mmmmm’, while thinking ‘poor baby just can’t bake for shit’… but I’m not tellin’ her that of course… if you like biscuits that’s great, it all tastes like biscuits… problem being she has yet to bake biscuits. I mean I’m thinking lemon cake should taste like lemons… or cake… just not frosted biscuits
7 – number of times ‘Prince’ her 22 pound cat has swatted ‘Leeloo’, my Chihuahua on the nose for lookin’ at him wrong. Poor little girl is averaging once a day, she’s just determined to make friends with that damn cat... Leeloo should be canine ambassador to the UN or something, I woulda stomped a mud hole in that cat on day 1 for disrespecting me in my own house
7 - number of times I've thought about skinnin' me a 22 pound cat
8 – number of times I’ve had to politely remind my son that just because my sister left her boyfriend, and we all know he’s a dick, he’s not allowed to say that out loud in her presence… ‘yes my little man honesty is always the best policy, but sometimes we just think honest thoughts… we don’t always need to share those outside our own head”
@50 – number of times my sister has said ‘you sure you don’t mind’ while making painful faces at me in disbelief… same number of times I’ve rolled my eyes and said ‘of course not’
to many times to count – number of times we’ve laughed hysterically at something the other said
All in all, family is just priceless, and I wouldn’t trade her for anything in the world… now the cats on the other hand…
Bookworm616
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Yep, they're insanely priced here, too. Thank God I've never tried a cigarette, but my brother, who came back from living in FL for 5 years got a BIG WAKE-UP CALL when he went to buy cigarettes and found that single packs cost over $7 here. I tell him, "you should just quit. Think of the money you'd save". :smt043
Funny post! Thanks for sharing!
Seriously Bookie, think how much that has to add up to! I like to passed out when she got 2 cartons and it was $80.00! Of course the near loss of consciousness might have been provoked by the cigarette exhaust fumes that escaped when they opened the drive thru window on the Smoke Shop.
Bookworm616
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I'm sure that didn't help!! LOL.
Most of my family has finally quit, but yeah, I can't fathom what people are willing to spend just to smoke a cigarette. It's CRAZY!!
GFunk
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