I could tell you a couple of things
about my own mother taking things that don't belong to her.
I got married to a wonderful guy who was in the service. We
live in Alaska, on a small island, and it gets very cold here during
the winter, and the summers aren't exactly super warm, either.
We are here for his first duty station, and we have been here for
a total of 2 years. Two years ago, right after I got married
and moved off with DH, my grandmother said that she would be sending
me a jacket because a lot of stuff is expensive here, and she could
get it at a much better price. Well, I waited and waited for
this very much needed jacket for a long time. I went through
the first winter without one, and I wore my DH's in the mean time.
I thought, "I'm getting a nice jacket in the mail that my gm
swore up and down that she was getting for me." Well,
we finally went on a visit back home to see our family, and what
did I find in my mother's closet? A beautiful suede jacket
with beautiful, soft, snowy, white FAKE fur hanging in her closet.
I would never buy real, I think that it's wrong (unless you do it
for true survival). I found out that my mother decided that
she wanted it, and she took it. I was sitting here waiting
for this jacket, freezing in one that was oversized and not very
warm. DH offered me a jacket, of course, but I was holding
out for what gm was sending me. And, she had good taste.
But, no, it was sitting in my mother's closet, where it was never
used. And, she simply said that she really didn't think that
I was going to need it. AAAAAAwwwwwww!!!!
Signed - She Really Didn't
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My MIL, despite being such
a nice woman, drives me insane every time she visits. She giggles
at everything I do, and observes EVERYTHING! Plus, she asks
dumb questions constantly, and asks questions that she already knows
the answers to. Last time she visited, a vision of her locked
in a cell, dragging the tin cup across the bars brought a smile to
my face. Also in the daydream, I imagined grilling steaks in
front of her as she drank water and ate rice cakes. I think
men hold a natural disdain for their MILs because the MIL contends
for his place in the ranks when it comes to his wife.
Signed - 25 Year Old Male
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Worst gift: My DH and
I got married in December. That Christmas, my MIL gave me a
maroon (blech!) slinky little nightie in a size small (I am most definitely
a large!). The worst part was that they open gifts one at a
time, with THE WHOLE FAMILY watching. I was mortified when I
opened it and everyone made fun of me. It was obvious that the
thing was WAY too small, besides being butt ugly.
Signed - Skanky Gift
RESPONSE: Skanky Gift
His family is clearly as skanky as the gifts that they give. Why
did they all laugh at YOU when they should have been laughing at the
witch who blatantly bought the wrong size? If I were you, I'd make
plans to go to a nice Caribbean island for Christmas next year.
RESPONSE: Skanky Gift
Next time you should say, "MIL, I think the wrong name is on
this gift. It was obviously intended for you." Then, everyone
will be laughing at her.
RESPONSE: Skanky Gift
She's hinting that you should lose weight. I didn't get a nightie,
but I did get a nice dress, 5 sizes too small. When I said it wouldn't
fit, I was told, "Well, loose weight so it will."
Worst gift: We do gift
exchanges at Christmas with the ILs. DH always chooses something
that he knows MIL will love - he knows because she's specifically
asks for the gifts! DH and our kids (young adults) get generous
checks. Me? I get several nicely wrapped packages containing
weird items. Last year there was 1) A used (but thankfully
washed) ashtray (I don't smoke). 2) A set of dish towels
(I have a dishwasher). And 3). A knickknack that I know
she bought at the local thrift store because I had seen it there.
I remembered it because it was so tacky! I know that she gives
me these presents so that I'll have something to open like everybody
else, but what is with these strange items?
Signed - Don't Get It
RESPONSE: Don't Get It
Recycle the gifts. Give them to her next year. What could she say,
they were tacky?! LOL.
RESPONSE: Don't Get It
Give them back to her next year. Tell her that you enjoyed her gifts
to you so much that you wanted her to experience the same joy that
you did. Smile, smile, smile.
RESPONSE: Don't Get It
So you have a dishwasher, do you ever need to dry your hands in the
kitchen? Or do you never turn on the water in the kitchen? I have
a dishwasher and we use dishtowels all the time. Gotta wash the hands
when cooking, and we don't just flap our hands around until they dry.
RESPONSE: Don't Get It
This is simply a way to let you know how unimportant you are. I know,
because I've been there myself. A misprinted tee-shirt from BIL's
plumbing/tee-shirt business was the favorite gift during the last
few years that we were speaking to them. So, there I was having to
thank them for a cr@ppy gift, when SIL was opening yet another piece
of gold jewelry. But, that's okay. We just started telling them
that we were making donations in their names to a charity, instead
of racking our brains to figure out what they'd like. Now that we
no longer talk to them, it is heaven at Christmastime! We don't worry
about them or anything. If we want to go somewhere, we do. My mom
is okay with that.
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