How about nothing at all.... not that I honestly care about gifts or anything, but this Christmas...

My sister-in-law was pregnant and well to put it in a nutshell hasn't had the best relationship with her parents or siblings because she was a bit of a rebel child throughout high school (which she didn't even finish and ended up getting herself knocked up instead). Her and I have had a lot of rough times with each other (she would spy on me, steal letters I'd written to HJ and photocopy them to try to black mail me, go through my stuff, spread nasty rumors about me at school, etc), and while she irritated the crap out of me I told myself I was a better person, people could change, and I needed to forgive and forget...

So this Christmas I put everything behind me, she's been around more since her pregnancy though her and HJ still weren't really on speaking terms. We were Christmas shopping and I said, "You know what I think your sister would appreciate, a day at the spa for Christmas. I know she's going to be getting a bunch of baby stuff, I think she would like something for herself and can just relax."

So HJ went and bought a $150 spa package for her at a really nice spa here in town.

Christmas Eve HJ's brother came up to him and said, "You know, [sister's name] said she wasn't going to get you or Jessie anything for Christmas because you weren't going to get anything for her."

Honestly, that was a slap in the face. ESPECIALLY considering we spent Christmas morning together as a family and watched as everyone else opened presents from her. And when we gave her her gift... she just opened it and looked at it. Didn't even get a thank you.

Now I know Christmas isn't about getting, but about giving, but dear God, she is so heartless... she says she's changed yet pulls crap like that on her brother. And I KNOW HJ loves her, she is just... difficult to deal with. =/

And it just hurt that she would pull something like that on us, on me especially, when I've been trying to hard to be civil and pull them closer together, especially after her baby, MY NEPHEW, was born. =/ It just hurts.