SO embarassed - dont you just hate it when that happens....

[ICEQUEEN20]

My 15 yr old daughter has a friend/boyfriend who has been round a couple of times, very nice kid. He has just been round with expensive perfume for my daughter (she insisted on opening it after he went) and has given our younger kids boxes of chocs and me M&S biscuit boxes. I am so embarassed as my daughter only got him a £10 gift set. What to do??? I want to pop £20 in a card and drop it through his card tomorrow, any suggestions??

[ummmm]

You don't give to receive :-)

[dotty.]

he could have nicked the lot off his mum so chill out

[cazzz1975]

I wouldnt worry, it should never be about the money, if he wants to spend a fortune then thats for him to do.

[Prudie]

It's still embarrassing nevertheless, will they go out together for New year's Eve or something - you could give them £20 towards it if you feel you have to give him something without it looking obvious.

[cazzz1975]

I hate it when someone unexpected send me a card and it arrives on xmas eve, but I have no opportunity to send one back in time! grrr

[ICEQUEEN20]

Yes cazz - annoying isnt it. I just cant bear the thought of him opening a pathetic gift set tomorrow after what he has just given us. I feel so horrible. My daughter just shrugged it off and said it doesnt matter, what must his parents think of us..:-((

[starone]

Classic case of boy getting in well with mum. Did your daughter buy his family anything? Don't worry - after all it may never last.

[starone]

Sorry, didn't finish - and probably won't at that age. Be prepared for this to happen many times and you will just have to grow a thick skin and ignore it.

[ICEQUEEN20]

I think he is just totally smitten with my daughter. No she did not get his family anything, she only met them the other day but I feel so guilty !

[ummmm]

I don't understand why.

[cazzz1975]

I wouldnt worry, they will be too swept up in xmas to worry about the value of gifts that they have received

[MarkRae]

Does he consider himself to be your daughter's boyfriend, then? Did he introduce your daughter to his family as his girlfriend? At that age, her parents will really not be expecting anything from her...

[ICEQUEEN20]

Yes Mark he does. He is a very nice boy. Maybe he is just trying to impress us bless him ! My hubby told me not to worry about it if they go cinema or something we can just give them money for an afternoon out, he cant understand why I am stressing either - must be a female thing! Thanks for your replies x

[ummmm]

Well I'm female and I wouldn't get stressed about it..

[DTCwordfan]

or invite him out next time you go for a family meal out......

[China Doll]

Don't understand the problem. It's your daughters fella not yours. Just enjoy. I doubt he gives to receive like most of us.

[boxtops]

Perhaps his family are well off, icequeen, and he is just being nice and welcoming. £10 voucher seems pretty nice to me if they are new in the relationship. I wouldn't worry about it.

[AlBags]

Give them £25 for dinner or cinema for the XMas/NY gap. That'll do it I think.

[The Builder]

............. 'scuse me IceQ .................... I just wanted to let Al know what I wnted for Xmas..............

http://www.haynes.co....uctId=51713&langId=-1

[AlBags]

lol mate ... Must be a few thousand missing pages tho ..

I'll beam it over to you! : )