The subredditr/GiftIdeasis a gold mine not just for gift ideas, but also for drama.
Theres themother-in-law who rejects every gift, but also rejects the idea of not giving gifts.
The posts thatstart withunfortunately, I must still get this asshole a gift.
If you, too, have a somewhat unpleasant giftee in your life, Redditors have suggestions for you.
Donations
Do a donation in his name, that way he actually gets nothing, oneredditorwrote.
There are two ways to choose the charity.
If you cant think of a relevant interest, just donate to a food bank.
Taking the high road would be reading this book yourself and talking it over with your therapist.
But if you want to be pettyyou can just give it to the giftee directly.
Theres a book calledToxic In-Laws.Youre welcome.
An unpleasant gift
Itchy socks, or an itchy sweater.
A candle that smells strongly, but bad.
Anugly paintingthat you ask about every time you come to visit.
Your sister gets a nice meal, and your brother-in-law has to suck it.
Or take it a step further, and just buy themthings for their pet.
Its also Amazon brand and has shitty reviews.
Or, heck, have the photosprinted on a blanket.
Something messy for their children
If your giftee has kidsespecially young onesfocus your energy there.
Make the kids happy with something that will be loud or, better yet, make a gigantic mess.
(My brother once gave my toddler something called glitter sand explosion.
Thats the kind of gift you want.)
As several parents pointed out in these threads, loud gifts arent necessarily the way to go.
Kids make noise all the time; noise is nothing new.
As a parent, they deal with this stuff on a daily basis.
We actually have acomplete list of passive-aggressive child gift options here.
Or something that creates a chore or an expense, like a craft kit that requires supervision.
Preferably with slime involved somehow.
