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Mother-In-Law Mall
A place to find great gifts!
and products related to mothers-in-law and other family members.
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Mother-In-Law Stories
June 15, 2004
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Worst gift: It's kind
of ironic. MIL knits and sews, but she uses ugly patterns (I
think she might be colorblind). The items are not pieced together
properly or crocheted properly, so they fall apart. But, here
is the kicker: She makes them oversized so that they can be worn
longer. How can that be, when they fall apart?
Signed - Confused DIL
( I can top this )
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Worst gift: My MIL showed
me a beautiful plant stand in a catalog, and asked if I would like
it for my birthday. I said, "Yes, it's beautiful." She
said that she would order it and wrap it up. When my birthday arrived,
I unwrapped her gift, all excited to get my plant stand. Instead,
I found the ugliest, most stained bedspread that I had ever seen.
She said that she had gotten it at a local discount store. I know
it's not the worst thing to have happened, but it shows the total
disregard for my feelings that I have been dealing with for 3 years.
P.S. Money was not an issue.
Signed - One More Birthday,
One More Crummy Gift
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MIL is at it again -
trying to squeeze every last penny out of whomever she can in the
family so that she can have fun, fun, fun. This time it's a wedding,
and she's been in hog heaven since discovering that the girl (a
relative) is marrying a fairly wealthy young man, though I don't
believe he's anywhere near as filthy rich as MIL hopes. Now, she's
hitting up the bride-to-be and her intended to foot the bill for
any and all relatives to fly to the ceremony (the family is scattered
over several countries). I just found out that she has asked them
for tickets for DH and our household to go continent hopping, as
well. It's the first time that she's ever asked for something FOR
me, instead of FROM me, actually. Even if she gets them to agree
to do this, I will respectfully decline and wish them luck (they
are going to need it). If we can't afford this on our own, it sure
isn't their responsibility. MIL is so inconsiderate, and I am embarrassed
at having my name dragged into one of her money-grubbing schemes.
Signed - MIL Would Like
To Be A Jet-Setter
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