07.20.2008 - 11:38 a.m.

It's time for another obligatory inlaws entry! The story so far is this: Despite your best efforts, your inlaws have discovered exactly how behind the ball you are with finances. They decide to send you money every month until the job situation is better. They explain this to your husband while you are in the shower, unable to stop him from accepting the first installment. What do you do?

1) Refuse the money anyway, and return checks uncashed, perhaps with a helpful "VOID" written across them;

2) After this first amount, pretend the checks never make it to you, shredding them as opposed to cashing them;

3) Accept the checks, but keep a tally of exactly how much there is, telling yourself that you will repay it someday (though it is much more likely that you will repay it in patience and tongue-biting during their future visits);

4) Get a tattoo, and add to it every month.

... It's not too obvious that I suck at taking charity, is it? I would hate for it to be obvious.

-stonebridge

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