Some time ago, an acquaintance gave me a guitar as a gift because she mistakenly thought I played the guitar and not the violin. Even if I wanted to learn to play this guitar, I couldn't, because it is MASSIVE and too big for my 4'11 self. Still have the guitar but haven't done anything with it. Yesterday I just happened to find a vielle (Medieval fiddle) at a music store and fell in love with it. I already play Medieval music on the recorder and violin (along with my dad, we are an early music duo). Sometimes we busk for tips. I thought, wow, imagine how much money could I make busking with this thing!It's unique, interesting, and sounds far more authentic for the type of music I play than my violin ever would. Aside from that, I just find it so fun to play. The shop employee said I could trade the aforementioned guitar for the vielle and I was happy. UNTIL I brought it up to mom. (I live with my mom still even though I'm 26 because I have a chronic illness and it's too hard for me to live on my own. I could be fine one day and unable to get out of bed the next.) Mom got really mad because she said she was already trying to sell the guitar to pay for bills. She said that dad and I should have had a talk with her first about it, and that dad has no right to be making plans with the guitar (even though it was my idea in the first place). She ended up giving me a half hour lecture. I feel this is unfair because the guitar was MINE in the first place. It was gifted to ME. But she feels otherwise- the guitar was brought to HER house so she can do what she wants with it. AITA?