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is allowed to make choices for herself. She just MIGHT think it's gorgeous and will revere your work enough to want this in her life, displayed on her bedroom wall. She might not. But in the meantime, don't make any changes to it whatsoever.

I have the same problem with my d i l.

But get this: Before my first granddaughter was born, I came across a smaller piece, not cross stitch but animal figures and foliage cut from fabric and sewn on small squares in a similar configuration, sewn on black backing. There was a particular unique sentimental element attached to the piece which corresponded with particular association with me and my daughter, so I just had to buy it for a Christmas gift. The animal figures were elephants which signified fertility and my daughter had been desperately trying to get pregnant. Well the day after Christmas, I received a phone call from her that she was pregnant, just got confirmation from her doctor. The day before Christmas we spent together and I told her that she had that "pregnant glow" in her face, but she made no mention she had gone to the doctor to test. All that to say, that I know my d i l didn't really care for the piece, I think because of the black framing, (just like your piece) but it hangs in my granddaughters bedroom to this day, none the less.

So I'd just wait this one out. Believe me, it won't be the last issue to deal with in so far as your d i l's "taste" vs yours. I'd make something else that you know would suit her sensibilities, or crochet a blanket, just to keep peace.
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