Ask Evie: My Sister-In-Law Is Mad I Went “Off Registry” For Her Baby Shower Gift. Is She Right To Be Upset?
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READER’S QUESTION: "Dear Evie, I recently flew from Florida (my hometown) to Michigan (my husband’s hometown) to attend my sister-in-law’s baby shower. When shopping on her baby list, I picked out the baby swing. But when researching, I found a better baby swing that was portable, over the one she picked out, which wasn’t portable. After asking my mother-in-law (her mom) if she thought this was okay and if my sister-in-law would care, my mother-in-law said she thought it was perfectly fine that I buy the better one. So I purchased the swing I picked out. After my sister-in-law opened the gift, I was upfront with her and said that I know this wasn’t the swing you picked out, but I thought it was a better one. She acted completely fine with it.