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They got me something I had no interest in and were upset I wasn't using it. Ever hear the phrase "it's the thought that counts"? It demonstrated zero thought into what I would actually be interested in.
It's like buying a teen a set of knitting needles and being surprised that they didn't start knitting with them.
Well it might have been a thought about what would be good for you (to their belief), but to be upset that it didn't just make you want to use seems a but naΓ―ve.
Ever hear the saying "Don't look a gift horse into the mouth"?
It demonstrated plenty of thought.
I know nothing about horses. I won't look this gift horse in the mouth because I don't know know what I'm looking at, but I'm also not going to be thrilled with the horse you've gifted me that I have no idea what to do with.