I hate to seem ungrateful but occasionally you receive a present you just do not know what to do with.
A child in year 4 told me she had made something for me. It was after another child had given me a Christmas present and I felt like perhaps she saw that (and saw my grateful reaction) and wanted to give me something also. She presented me with this. As in handed it to me without wrapping. Apparently it is Slime. There is some sort of obsession with slime with the kids at school at the moment. I don't quite get it. I have always disliked slime and things of that ilk from when I was very young. She said she had made it for me and I had to make sure it was kept upright. Because I thought she had given me to me because the other child had, I said to her that it was hers and if she had made it, she should keep it and I didn't expect any kids to give me presents and they shouldn't worry. She said that she didn't want it (which then made me wonder also if she was offloading it?)
Anyway, I graciously accepted it as there wasn't much else to do. CBC spotted it at home the other day and immediately asked what on earth it was. I told him and he told me I had to get rid of it. Number 1, we don't have ornaments of this ilk, number 2, I am not a pink person and 3, well, I really don't like slimy things. Thus, I wanted to acquiese but I genuinely don't know how to dispose of it. Obviously, this is not a charity shop donation situation. What IS in there? How am I going to dispose of it given I don't know how viscous it is, what it is made of? It's got glitter in it which we know is plastically. I do not want to just throw it in the bin as it is as that is not eco-friendly- I do want to be able to tip it out somehow. I am the person who will always clean jars and containers out, no matter how horrendously mouldy the contents are- I will not just take the easy option and just chuck something out fully as it is. I feel terribly ungrateful in this situation- I appreciate the gesture, intention and the sentiment but realistically, HELP, what do I do?
Have you ever been in a situation like this?
And WHAT DO I DO?