i’d like to ask for some advice please. i was already set on giving away this one book to one of those take a book, leave a book shelves, when i opened it and realized it was a birthday gift from my parents, with a note on the front page. i decided i still wanted to give it away, but my mom made me doubt my decision. should i follow through, or should i keep it instead? i don’t read it anymore and have already read it more than twice over. it’s a not very well known children’s book that i think is just so full of fun and whimsy, and i would like to share it with others too.
Do you feel obligated to keep any of the other birthday gifts from your parents or anyone else?
I’m a big believer that gifts should never become a burden. That the giver should have no expectations on how it’s used or how long it is kept.
The only reason to keep it is if you think you’ll regret not owning it after your parents pass, which I hope is a long way off. If not, then let it go out into the world and bring someone else joy.