How would you interpret this??

MikesBride2B Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:34 PM

How would you interpret this??

So I get this email from FMIL:

Hi, Ilana. I just came home from Kohl's where I had a $10 off coupon for a $75 purchase which expired today. Part of what I bought was a house robe for FSD to give to Mike for Christmas. It was originally $70, but was on sale today for $42. Since she has been wanting to give Mike a house robe since Father's Day, I thought I should go ahead and pick it up while one could be found and it was on sale.

I had NO idea what the goal of this email was (mainly because I don't speak cryptic, passive aggressive FMIL) so I responded this way:

Thank you for letting me know and sorry I did not get back to you sooner. Would you like me to send you a check for $42? Hope you have had a good week and have a pleasant weekend ahead of you. :)

....this is what I got back:

No need to send a check.

So obviously she is pissed? I have NO idea...did I respond incorrectly??? What the heck response was she looking for?? I am so confused

GiannisWifey Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:35 PM

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was she expecting you to buy the robe from Skye instead of her? Maybe she was waiting for you to buy it all along?

chreesta Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:35 PM

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I took it the way you did.

'Wanta to give me money?'

I'm not sure what she is thinking here...

20mrsc10 Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:35 PM

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see i dunno..i feel like she was being pretty nice in the original emaiol-like maybe she really ws just trying to help...

howeverrrrrr

knowing her history? i feel like it might have had some snide meaning i just cant figure out

no clue though

grkbarbie Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:35 PM

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lol weirdddddddddddddd

i swearrr women are effin strange creatures

brittndave Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:36 PM

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i think that bc of the situation you have been in with them lately, you're reading too much into it. it just sounds like she had this coupon, knew fsd wanted to give fh a robe, she saw one, got it with the coupon for her to give to him for christmas and that's that. i think your response was perfect! it showed thanks, and offered to pay her back for what she spent after the coupon. i didn't get the impression she was mad or anything!

Lsorrent Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:36 PM

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Maybe she just wanted to let you know so you don't buy one????

AdriandSteve Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:37 PM

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hmm.. I don't see a problem with her email. I think she was just informing you of what she bought and why she bought it. You offered $ which is fine, she denied.. and that's that.

imo at least.

FutureLW Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:37 PM

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Posted by Lsorrent

Maybe she just wanted to let you know so you don't buy one????

ITA! The email was still pretty cryptic though....get to the point woman!

MikesBride2B Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:40 PM

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Posted by LaraChris112008

Posted by Lsorrent

Maybe she just wanted to let you know so you don't buy one????

ITA! The email was still pretty cryptic though....get to the point woman!

That is my only problem with it...like...okay, thank you for telling me, but what is the purpose of telling me? If she just wanted to let me know...then write 'I just wanted to let you know so you don't buy him one as well'...or something!

Then again because of everything that's happened I'm probably reading more into things than I should...but...

marinai7 Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:42 PM

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Hmmm, maybe she was just letting you know so you didn't end up buying one??

StaceyWill Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:42 PM

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I don’t see anything wrong with the 1st e-mail UNTIL I read the 2nd one, then it got me thinking if the 1st one is not so innocent as I thought.
She “could’ve” said- oh, no I don’t want a check, I just wanted to let you know, blah blah blah. But to be so short like that, I don’t know

brittndave Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:43 PM

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please tell me she really addressed Skye as 'FSD'

Rosalind_75 Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:48 PM

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Posted by AdriandSteve

hmm.. I don't see a problem with her email. I think she was just informing you of what she bought and why she bought it. You offered $ which is fine, she denied.. and that's that.

imo at least.

ita

MikesBride2B Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:48 PM

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Posted by brittndave

please tell me she really addressed Skye as 'FSD'

hahahaha nooooo but I figured that on the off chance that FSIL ever found this site she would flip a fckn turd if she was I was naming my MINOR CHILD on the INTERNETS

christine2010 Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:50 PM

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Posted by brittndave

i think that bc of the situation you have been in with them lately, you're reading too much into it. it just sounds like she had this coupon, knew fsd wanted to give fh a robe, she saw one, got it with the coupon for her to give to him for christmas and that's that. i think your response was perfect! it showed thanks, and offered to pay her back for what she spent after the coupon. i didn't get the impression she was mad or anything!

i agree. thats how i took it as well

AngnShaun Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:50 PM

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Posted by 20mrsc10

see i dunno..i feel like she was being pretty nice in the original emaiol-like maybe she really ws just trying to help...

howeverrrrrr

knowing her history? i feel like it might have had some snide meaning i just cant figure out

no clue though

ita... if we didnt know how she was it would seem like, hey fsd mentioned she wanted to get fh a robe and i saw one on sale so i picked it up...

brittndave Posted: Oct 23, 2009 12:51 PM

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damn that would have been too funny! you would have known there were definitely lurkers then

ps i didnt see you in hagedorn last night but were you in the class that the video came on bc of the teacher next door? yea that was my class haha