Aunt gives niece a generous wedding gift, brother and sister-in-law demand she take it back when niece offends them: 'They told me it should bother me and I should want better for my extended family'

Gift-giving can be one of the greatest joys in life. When you know exactly what the other person wants, when you know your gift would mean a lot to them in this moment of your life, it can be so rewarding to be able to give someone that special something. Heck, it's so universally known that they've even made gift-giving one of the five languages of love! There are times, however, when gift-giving can be nauseating. If you have no idea what to get someone, if there are people meddling in your gift-gifting affairs, it can be one of the most anxiety-inducing acts of human life. And let's not forget to mention the ever-present financial issue. Gift-giving can be one of the most high-risk/high-reward events that life has to offer, and I, for one, am here for it every time. 

One woman experienced the drawbacks of gift-giving to the extremes when the gift that she gave to her niece for her wedding became a family affair. When an act of genuine kindness and love starts a fire of intense family drama, is it really the onus of the gift-giver to right the wrongs? Or is there a much larger generational issue at hand? Read on to diagnose this family's core issue.