LOL, Are you related to freud? Just a little justification, right?
Actually, it is making my resolve even stronger, so I can be really surprised. I am not a very good actress. I want to continue to be the good DIL, lol.
I know she is jealous, and must not be a very 'giving' person...everything is 'about something' with her. Last Christmas, we gave the in-laws a package to Pebble Beach. We had just gone and they kept raving, how wonderful for you guys...what a course, etc...so we just knew we had to get it for them. It was pretty expensive, green fee's alone there are $450 ea, plus you have to stay there to play....so the whole thing was over 5,000 for a few days of golf and spa stuff, ...but it wasn't about the money....we were just so excited to think of something they would truly love, and not spend the money on for themselves. My MIL cried when she opened it....I had got a bunch of cheapy golf stuff and put it in a box, and at the bottom was the gift certificate....DH's brother and wife, said, "oh, had to show they rest of us up"....DH said, it's not about that, it's about making them happy...and we did! SIL said, maybe they really don't want to go, don't you think if they really wanted to go, they just would... does mil look like she is not thrilled
How catty and petty of her! A grown up woman resorting to such childish behavior. Shame on her!