She’s a beauty, ain’t she? Brings a tear to my eye every time I see her.

Last year, I decided to regift this monster to my father-in-law as part of a regifting tradition my wife’s family has every year. I was sad to see my monster go but glad to know that she had found a new, loving home. (Side note: I think my parents were glad to have this monster finally out of their house.)

This year, my father-in-law regifted the monster back to me. I was shocked and appalled. My understanding was that regifting regifts violated some kind of sacred gift giving code. And to regift to the original regifter? Heinous.

In fact, I refused to accept it. He insisted. So, my wife and I took the monster, and in the dark of night, decided to drop it off at my wife’s Uncle’s house:

Around 12:30 that very evening, as my wife and I were going to bed, we heard a rustling outside. The dog started to bark. Who is it? A burglar? A juvenile delinquent causing a ruckus? No, not this night. Instead, we witness my wife’s uncle  dropping the monster back off at our place:

Here is a further update:

Two questions for you:

1. Can you regift a regift especially to the original regifter?

2. Does anyone want a monster?