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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
July 26, 2004
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We planned for a fall wedding,
but we had to change it because MIL didn't like it. So,
we changed that date to August. Well, she didn't like our
plans for the wedding. I quote, "No son of mine is
going to have a wedding or reception like that!" It
was going to be a small wedding, outside, with just close friends
and relatives. The location was at his grandparent's house.
It was halfway between his parent's house and mine. I was
going to have a down home country reception with a hog roast,
steaks, you name it. Just home cooking. Well, she
didn't like that, so we ran off in the early summer and got married.
Then, we didn't tell her for 2 weeks. Boy, was she mad.
I'm really glad now that we did it, after 4 years and all the
bull that she has done.
Signed - superwife
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Worst gift: I don't
think that I can top some of the ones here, but last year for Xmas
my A(aunt)IL gave my DD and my niece (DH's brother's DD) blankets
from her trip to Mexico. BIL and his wife gave AIL a beautiful
cheese platter that cost about $40. SIL is still pissed that
all the kids got were $5 blankets, when an ex-neighbor of theirs
received a $50 cordless drill and tool kit. That aunt is now
referred to as "blanket lady", and BIL vows to never buy
his aunt anything ever again, as long as she lives.
Signed - Bundled Babies
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
??? Who cares how much the gifts cost? If they're nice blankets,
then why are you comparing what so-and-so down the street got?
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
Sheesh. If the blankets were nice, what's the big deal? Giving
gifts isn't all about how much is on the price tag.
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
Maybe I read your post incorrectly, but I don't find anything wrong
with your aunt. She gave her "great" niece and nephew
blankets from a trip to a foreign country. Personally, I think
that 20 years from now those blankets, because they are from another
country, and were purchased on a trip, no matter how much the cost,
are more valuable than any cheese tray. And, it's none of your
business what she purchased for her neighbor - you don't know the
relationship that they have.
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
BIL and SIL are pigs. My aunt gave me a lovely potted plant for
my birthday. I don't think it cost more than $10. I love my plant,
and love the fact that my aunt bought it for me. Every time I look
at it, I think a nice thought of my aunt. Your BIL and SIL need
a lesson on the spirit of gift giving.
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
I think that you ought to tell your BIL and SIL that they are a
bunch of ingrates. I'll bet those blankets are beautiful, with
bold patterns, and something that will last forever. You can never
have too many nice blankets. Hopefully, when you give gifts, you
focus on WHAT you're giving, on not how much it cost. I hope they
do a 180 and figure this out before AIL realizes how tacky her nephew
and his wife are.
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
Gee, and when I bought people native textiles when I was out of
the country, I thought I was doing something nice. I had no idea
that someone at home would be staring at them with a gimlet eye,
thinking, "She didn't spend enough money on me!!" You
don't deserve to get a damned thing.
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
Bear in mind that it is "better to give than receive",
rather than "only give if the person gives you something of
equal value". I think that you have a pretty sad attitude
about the whole thing.
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
Too much emphasis on the relative cost for me to sympathize.
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
I don't get it - was there something wrong with the blankets? Did
the nieces not like them? Is there a law that says that one must
spend exactly the same amount on everyone whom they buy a Christmas
present for?
RESPONSE: Bundled Babies
It sounds like BIL is being ungrateful to me. One should NEVER
compare gift prices/quality between the givers. It is just bad
manners. You/They have no idea what the thought process was that
got the presents picked the way they were. Maybe the neighbor did
a huge favor for the AIL, that no one knows about
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Worst gift: Last year,
my MIL gave me a big tray of cosmetics, one that is a "gift
with purchase" when one buys perfume at a counter in a department
store. In fact, the perfume (tagged to MIL from Santa) was
under the tree. Also, bear in mind that I don't wear make-up
(occasional mascara and blush aside). So, I acted surprised
and appreciative, and did the appropriate ooohh-ing and aahhh-ing.
Then, I opened the package. As soon as I lifted out the first
item, she reached in and grabbed a lipstick and said, "This
won't look good on you. It's more my color." She
then pillaged a quarter of the goods. She also gave me a sweater
that she had ordered for herself, but didn't want. She is
a cheap drunk with no taste.
Signed - Why Won't She
Die Already?
RESPONSE: Why Won't She Die Already?
You should have handed the whole thing to her when she started taking
back parts of the gift.
RESPONSE: Why Won't She Die Already?
For the next gift you give MIL make it something you want to pick
through - let her open it, and then pick through it while it's in
her hands. If she says anything, state that you thought this was
ok since she did the same thing last year.
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