2J.... I apologize for the harshness of that post above as I read it again. I really do. I don't mean to hurt you, but I did want to stop you from obsessing on that line of thought you were headed down. I'd pull it, but that would just hide it from everyone else and not you.
I really do have that strong of a visceral reaction to your problems with your mom, but I don't mean to be that harsh to you. Family stuff is hard, and I don't doubt you've tried to make things better in your long history with your mom.
But jeepers... Something cool happened to you today, and you are headed on a tangent that is not good, no matter whether it's an anonymous gift or whether it's from your parents.
~IF~ it came from your parents, it should be thought of as a nice gesture. And a smart and needed one. You did need it. And yes you can help it.
Well, I guess I could call Sears and find out...why work myself up in a lather if it's from Mel Gibson, eh?