Does this make me evil?

[gretchenindisguise]

The ILs didn't get H anything for Christmas with the intention of getting him something electronic.

H needs a new laptop. The one he's using is his old lab's and they are coming in town and reclaiming it - so to do his work, he needs a new one.

BIL who has no sense of money and spends his parent's money like it's going out of style has said that ILs would pay for his new laptop. H thinks this is too generous.

I'm tasked with taking MIL and AIL shopping tomorrow while the boys go to a museum. The mall I'm taking them to has an Apple store (he wants a macbook pro).

If they offer to buy it for him there, I will not stop them.

Does that make me evil?

[lucky513]

No I wouldn't stop them either
But I may also be evil

[hoobsboobs]

yes.

[yourmother]

Do the parents have that kind of money to spend? Or by "electronic" we're they thinking $100 range?

IMHO if they have disposable income where they can afford a laptop as a gift for their son, then go for it. Otherwise, I wouldn't feel comfortable accepting a gift that expensive.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Nope! Pick one up for me too, mine is oldddd

[cheeseandcrackers]

Not really , but MACs are pretty expensive.

[Anne Blythe]

They are grown people, I assume, regardless of BIL's promises. If they want to buy him a laptop, they might as well buy him what he wants. It's not evil to make it easier for all of them to do that.

[spitforspat]

Aren't those $1k +? Yikes. I don't think I could take that from the in-laws, but they're not exactly rollin' in it.

[gretchenindisguise]

Yes, it'll be about $1300.

Yes, they have the money for it. For perspective, in the last year BIL went on their dime to Prague, Germany for Oktoberfest, Russia with his aunt, and at least two other places I can't think of. And they're paying for his dentistry school. All without blinking an eye. BIL is in his 20s.

They haven't bought H a birthday or Christmas present in the past 3 years, if that makes a difference.

[spitforspat]

Then I would take the computer!

[gretchenindisguise]

Dec 28, 2012 23:27:50 GMT -5 @gracie6414 said:

Think they'll adopt me?


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I'm not sure I'd recommend it unless you live in their house. If you live with them, they treat you like a king. If you have the audacity to move away to the us, well tough cookies my friend.

[gretchenindisguise]

I mean they'll do all of your laundry, you'll never have to cook or wash dishes for as long as you're there!

[jayded]

I probably wouldn't stop them. Would your h accept it?

[jenna]

Not evil. If they can afford it & there are no strings attached, it's nbd.

[gretchenindisguise]

Dec 28, 2012 23:47:05 GMT -5 @gracie6414 said:

Dec 28, 2012 23:45:00 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I mean they'll do all of your laundry, you'll never have to cook or wash dishes for as long as you're there!

Will I have a curfew?



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Nope, and they will pay for you to go out drinking with your buddies.

[gretchenindisguise]

Dec 28, 2012 23:46:18 GMT -5 mooselovah said:

Not evil. If they don't want to pay for it they won't offer. Bil sounds a bit special though, that takes a lot of balls to mouch off your parents that much.

It's a cultural thing in large part.

[gretchenindisguise]

Dec 28, 2012 23:51:34 GMT -5 @gracie6414 said:

Ok I'm not seeing the downside here???


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Well aside from living at home at 25, there's really not one as far as I can tell.

H made the mortal mistake of moving to the US for college and then marrying me when he was 23.

[angelaa73]

After you steer their asses into apple, casually walk across to br and undo the wardrobe dont's they unloaded on you

[gretchenindisguise]

Dec 29, 2012 1:04:10 GMT -5 angelaa73 said:

After you steer their asses into apple, casually walk across to br and undo the wardrobe dont's they unloaded on you

haha - that would be amazing!