The IL's Christmas presents were taken to the dump...

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... By my dad on accident!

OMFG. H is seething. 

Our basement is scene of not-so-organized chaos. Moving boxes stacked in a somewhat organized fashion, Christmas gift orders stacked up, some wrapped, some not yet assembled or wrapped, etc. My parents have been here since last week helping us get settled in and they've got a corner of the basement set up as a bedroom too. 

My dad has been trying to control the chaos by taking things to the dump every few days. Somehow the box with all of the presents from FIL ended up at the dump, we think. They can't find it. The presents were in gift bags and H hadn't put them out under the tree yet. 

OMG, aghhh! 

[VillainV]

Oops.

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It was clearly an accident, but my H is fucking pissed. I think he's pissed at himself too, for not putting the gifts under the Christmas tree where they would be "safe" too.

I'm having flashbacks to the months around our wedding, where H would get home before I did and open boxes of wedding gifts and then just leave them sitting on the table. FUCKING PUT SHIT AWAY. If you're not going to fully deal with whats in the box, don't open the box!

[thatgirl2478]

oh no! That's awful!

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Oh shit!!

[ladygrey]

Yikes!

[satsuma]

Oh no I hope they turn up somewhere, but that's so rough on everyone if they don't.

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Dec 22, 2015 17:38:26 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Damn.

What was in the bags? Ouch.

H peeked into them and thought it was cheap stuff and clothes. But H will tell his dad, who already has a very low opinion of my dad.

The other gut wrencher that's making H feel guilty is that he purchased no presents for his family. I mailed two small presents from DD to his mom this morning and nothing to FIL (they're divorced). H is terrible about buying gifts ahead enough to send in time.

[jeaniebueller]

I am so pissed at everyone. OMG. That sucks.

[curbsideprophet]

I would be pissed too

[skib]

I'm going to be the dissenting voice and say that no one should be pissed at anyone. Your parents are helping you, and your dad made an honest mistake. I also think it would be awful of your husband to tell his dad about the mistake.