Dear Queenie,
For my birthday my brother gave some money to a friend of ours and told them to give it to me and tell me it was a birthday present from him (my brother). When I said something about that not being the way to give someone a gift my brother got mad and now he won’t talk to me at all.
Queenie, was I wrong to object?—Angry sister
Dear Sister,
I do not blame you for being annoyed about the impersonal way your brother sent you his gift. He should at least put the money in an envelope with a birthday card or a short note. However, at least he remembered your birthday – possibly at the last minute and did not have time for those amenities.
