Chip Chick
Lindsay’s comment about the price of the piece of art really made her uneasy. Finally, her stepdad spoke to her brother James in private and wondered if Lindsay had some kind of problem with them.
James excused Lindsay’s behavior as “normal” before mentioning that he would talk to her about her money comments.
Christmas morning arrived, and everyone sat down to open their presents. She noticed Lindsay didn’t say anything negative about their gifts, so she suspected that James had asked her to tone it down.
When it came time for them all to gather to eat, she and her family chatted about some plans they wanted to make in January, and that’s when Lindsay started in with her comments.
At the top of her voice, Lindsay announced that she didn’t understand how they could even afford to make any plans in January because she had totaled up the money they all spent on Christmas presents.
Lindsay blurted out the amount too, and everyone in her family stopped speaking. She was horrified that Lindsay would even say something like that to everyone at the table.
“I looked at Lindsay and said, “you are the world’s most diligent gold digger. Seriously, would you like to be the family accountant since you’re already tracking expenses?”
“Lindsay stuttered out an apology and tried to explain, but my stepdad just changed the conversation, and we moved on. She was mercifully quiet for the rest of dinner. After they left, my brother messaged me, saying I’d really upset Lindsay and was out of line with what I said.”
“I argued that he had said he’d talk to her and he clearly didn’t, not that someone should have needed guidance to know how crass her comments were. He is saying I owe both of them an apology, but I think Lindsay’s behavior was disgraceful.”
Her mom and dad agree that Lindsay’s behavior was so rude, but they wished she had privately said something about it instead of calling Lindsay out at the table in front of their whole family.
She’s left wondering if it was wrong of her to confront Lindsay for being a gold digger after all of her comments.
