Dear Prudence,
My mother’s birthday was two weeks ago, and it happens to coincide with my anniversary. I have to admit that I am a size queen, and my husband, “Drew,” loves to give me giant dildos as gifts. However, something horribly embarrassing happened. We had some expensive high-end wrapping paper that we used to wrap my mother’s birthday present (a Swarovski crystal figurine) that he ended up using for my anniversary present as well. I accidentally found his package in the closet, thought it was a present for my mother, and mailed it to her! You can imagine her reaction. Now she thinks Drew did it on purpose to be mean (they’ve never gotten along) and is demanding an apology.
I’ve tried explaining the mix-up to my mother, but she thinks I’m lying to cover for Drew. When I suggested to my husband that he just apologize to placate my mother, he got angry and said there was “no way” he was apologizing for something that wasn’t his fault. Should I insist on it for the sake of restoring a semblance of peace before the holidays?