should I ask my mother-in-law to knock off family members?
dober_lover asked:
Every year my mother-in-law makes us a calendar with ALL of our families birthdays,anniversaries,etc. I really love this calendar and think it’s a thoughtful gift. The problem is that she puts relatives on the calendar that I either don’t know or don’t keep in contact with which leaves me with a calendar that has little room to write on and distracts me from recognizing the special days that I do need to recognize. Would it be rude of me to ask that she refrain from putting some of these dates on my calendar?
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Every year my mother-in-law makes us a calendar with ALL of our families birthdays,anniversaries,etc. I really love this calendar and think it’s a thoughtful gift. The problem is that she puts relatives on the calendar that I either don’t know or don’t keep in contact with which leaves me with a calendar that has little room to write on and distracts me from recognizing the special days that I do need to recognize. Would it be rude of me to ask that she refrain from putting some of these dates on my calendar?
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 am
I think you should leave it as it’s probably something important to her
if you don’t have space you could always get another hand calendar to put your personal dates in
x darktwinkle
November 26th, 2009 at 3:38 am
I agree, this is obviously something done with a lot of thought, and you are obviously grateful for that. Don’t risk upsetting her unnecessarily, use a highlighter on the important dates or get a personal date book. If somebody made you a cake every year you wouldn’t say “that’s nice, but can you use a bit more butter cream next time” would you? cookiemaker
November 29th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Yes it would be rude, you’re not the only person she gives these calendars to, and others in the family may WANT those dates or NEED them. The calendars obviously don’t revolve around YOUR life in particular. CoeyG
December 2nd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
It would be rude considering this is a minor inconvenience fixed by white out. Danny K