Another Frivolous Coat

Some time ago I posted a piece about grudges that mentioned a grudge held by one family member against a sister because she bought herself a coat. This seems to be a common basis for grudges. In the New York Times obituary for Robert Mondavi there is the following paragraph:

His quest for ever-better wines led to tensions between the two brothers that finally erupted in 1965. The immediate cause was a fur coat that Bob had bought for his wife a few years earlier to wear to a dinner at the Kennedy White House. When, at a family council, Peter accused his brother of using winery money frivolously — for the coat — Bob struck him. The family rallied behind Peter and, at the age of 52, Bob was dismissed from Charles Krug.

Be very careful buying clothes. Your family might never forgive you.