lol, hrm... no, I am sure in the moment it wasn't funny... and it's not really funny.... but really...
My W's the same way... a little different, mind you... anything can't be about her...
So for example, it's OK for me to pay towards kids extra curricular... or it's OK for me to buy the kids some spring clothes... but if I bought food and put it in the fridge, that would be wrong...
It doesn't matter where the money comes from or where it goes... in my case... I could pay towards upgrades to the house so that she could pay the full amount for the extra curricular...
No, they can't deal with it being something that we give of the LBS that is specifically for the MLCer... even though we know its from the same pot to the same pool... It's just weird... I know my W will accept gifts from others... from friends... directly and indirectly... but no way, jose... not from me...
I'd never be allowed to buy solar lights for the backyard of the house... unless I gave the lights to the kids as a gift and they decided to put them in the back yard... then THAT would be ok... lol