theluckyrabbit
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2012
It is fine to refuse a gift politely for whatever personal reasons you have -- no explanations needed. But when someone goes further to judge the gift as "junk" (which happened up thread) and to judge the giver's motives as "ego stroking," that is going well beyond a polite refusal. The giver has the right to offer, the recipient has the right to refuse. No judgement or condemnation involved on either side. It is kind of the giver to offer and kind of the recipient to accept or refuse with grace. If someone's kindness truly bothers you that much, chances are they are not doing it to hurt or offend you -- simply ignore it and walk on.
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