The grandparents replied, “After your reaction to the wedding gift, we didn’t think it was right to give you the money.”
“So, you’re punishing me? Is that it? Just because I was upset about an air fryer?” Eloise pleaded.
Jen responded, “It wasn’t about the air fryer, Eloise. It was the way you spoke to us, the disrespect. That’s not what we expected, and we can’t condone it.”
“But that’s so unfair! I was stressed, Grandma. Planning a wedding is tough, and I just lost my temper. I didn’t mean any of it,” Eloise said, on the verge of tears.
Jen said, “We get that it was a stressful time, but actions and words have consequences. We hoped you’d value family and love more than material things.” Eloise countered, “But you don’t understand! Can’t we just forget all this happened? I need that money, Grandma.”
Then Eloise threatened not to come to Christmas, saying they were excluding her. Jen said, “We love you dearly. This has nothing to do with cutting you off. We just hope you’ll think this over and understand why we made our decision.”
Another Story from TikTok: A Grandmother Who Doesn’t Bring Gifts Every Visit
DeeDee, from the TikTok account MoreThanGrand, is doling out advice to new parents and grandparents. One of her posts has caused a stir on the social media platform.
The grandmother shared that she lives far from her family and only sees her grandchildren a few times a year. After becoming a grandmother, she decided not to shower her grandchildren with gifts all the time.
She also said, “I’m thrifty, and I don’t want to waste money on things that’ll just end up in the trash.”
But the main reason behind her decision was to make her grandkids look forward to seeing her out of genuine excitement, not just because she was the gift – giver. She wanted to be the kind of grandmother her grandchildren could turn to for support.
Sometimes, she reads to her grandchildren and plays board games with them. She takes the game along so her grandchildren will eagerly await her next visit to play again.
Some people commented that her approach was off – base, while others praised her. “I had a grandma like the one you described… I used to think she was stingy,” one person commented.
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