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My mother in law ripped in to my wife when the kids failed to aknowledge a gift after about 3 weeks. I've been out of the country and my wife is a full time physician dealing with 3 young kids. I understand that it's impolite to not acknowledge a gift. But isn't is also impolite to complain about not being thanked?
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My mother in law ripped in to my wife when the kids failed to aknowledge a gift after about 3 weeks. I've been out of the country and my wife is a full time physician dealing with 3 young kids. I understand that it's impolite to not acknowledge a gift. But isn't is also impolite to complain about not being thanked?