Worst gift you've ever been given by a family member

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Anonymous wrote:MIL gave me a hideous scorpion shaped pendant for our wedding and I am not even a Scorpio.

Yikes, that’s quite a message!!!

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cans of paint and primer from Home Depot from MIL

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Anonymous wrote:My SIL gave me a body composition scale and fit bit for my bday. Ds was a year old and I had struggled hard with PPD after he was born. She knew, though I don't think she knew how bad it was. Anyways, I initially lost all the baby weight plus 10 pounds. And then gained 50, some of which was water weight from meds. My SIL is very much into fitness , no dairy gluten and sugar type of person. She used to make snide comments about what people ate or looked like, but I could ignore it.

I had been dreading my bday. I had the PPD under control but my self esteem was very low. DH and my therapist thought it would be good to have this party. I invited SIL because I felt I had to but figuring she wouldn't come. But nope she did. So I opened up a scale and fit bit in front of 25 friends and family with her saying that now I could take care of "all of this" while air portraying a fat silhouette. It was humiliating.

That was a couple of years ago. I've since lost the weight and mentally am in a great place. Dhs brother has finally realized she sucks and is getting a divorce.

Did anyone say anything?! That’s horrible.

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Anonymous wrote:My SIL gave me a body composition scale and fit bit for my bday. Ds was a year old and I had struggled hard with PPD after he was born. She knew, though I don't think she knew how bad it was. Anyways, I initially lost all the baby weight plus 10 pounds. And then gained 50, some of which was water weight from meds. My SIL is very much into fitness , no dairy gluten and sugar type of person. She used to make snide comments about what people ate or looked like, but I could ignore it.

I had been dreading my bday. I had the PPD under control but my self esteem was very low. DH and my therapist thought it would be good to have this party. I invited SIL because I felt I had to but figuring she wouldn't come. But nope she did. So I opened up a scale and fit bit in front of 25 friends and family with her saying that now I could take care of "all of this" while air portraying a fat silhouette. It was humiliating.

That was a couple of years ago. I've since lost the weight and mentally am in a great place. Dhs brother has finally realized she sucks and is getting a divorce.

Did anyone say anything?! That’s horrible.

I was so stunned I feel like I blacked out the immediate reaction. Apparently DH started yelling at her and told his brother something along the lines of "see I told you she's a effing B**ch". My dad was shooting death glares and my best friend and mom ushered me away. To my credit, I sobbed for 5 min and told dh to tell people to stay. He obviously kicked his brother and wife out. The rest of the party was fun. As weird as it sounds, it was also a decent turning point for me. I wanted to be able to enjoy parties again and be myself. So I started carving out the "me time" that dh and my therapist had been begging me to take. But yeah, it was pretty horrible. It strained dhs relationship with his brother for awhile because he was so mad that he continued to put up with her behavior. It wasn't the first time (or last) that she gave a family member an insulting gift.

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My baby's photo I had posted on fb and got it back framed as a gift from SIL

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An umbrella and an ugly sweater from my parents for Xmas when I was around 8-10 years old. I am an only child and that was all I got for that Xmas. I only have 3 memorable Xmas gifts from my parents growing up; one year a Little baker oven, one year a bike, and the worst year ever with the umbrella/ugly sweater. Despite being upper middle class, my mom was never much of gift giver to me. I think she is making it up for her grandkids considering she over buys for them.

Needless to say, when I turned 15 I immediately got a work permit to get a job and be able to buy my own clothes and things. I saw another thread about when you realized life isn’t fair. I realized at 8 years old when my best friend/neighbor had a record player in her room, toys, games, etc. I so wanted my own record player to listen to music, but I had to wait until 15 when I got a job and had my own money.

Other bad presents are silly decoration trinkets I often get from friends/family members (e.g. ceramic pumpkins, etc.) I don’t have any room in my small house to put or store these things so they just go to goodwill.

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When I was about 13 my crazy old aunt gave me this hideous small Father Christmas figurine, he was downright creepy. Looked like a demented bearded homeless person/druid, at the time I was NOT into it at all. I played if off of course, smiling, thanking, etc. We all new she was nuts anyway.
She was so crazy that the following year she gave me an identical figurine. I guess she must have gotten a whole box of them on the cheap or something.

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Anonymous wrote:A XXL maternity shirt for Christmas. I was due in July, and a size small. It was huge on me, even at full term.

I would have worn it EVERY time I saw her and pretend to love it. "What do you mean, 'baggy'???"

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Anonymous wrote:My mom gave me a shirt that says
“Quarantining with my cats”

Yeah, that will be a guy magnet mom if you are wanting grandkids.

Were you?
Do you even have cats? Genuinely curious.

Not happy, offended. Yes, I have a cat.

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Anonymous wrote:My father-in-law got me a fleshlight

Are you male?

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Anonymous wrote:I was gifted a wedding album by my husband’s aunt and uncle that on the cover said “H’s Name and H’s Ex Girlfriend” with our wedding date. They hadn’t dated for about 7 years before we got married. Never got an apology. Aunt and uncle think this is hilarious and joke about it all the time.

Holy wow, this is horrid.

I think we have a winner.

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Anonymous wrote:My baby's photo I had posted on fb and got it back framed as a gift from SIL

I'm not sure this is so bad. Too often people don't make prints and think everything is going to be online forever. It won't.

Maybe SIL thought the photo was so cute she wanted to make sure you had a nice copy. I dunno. Giving her the benefit of a doubt.

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Anonymous wrote:Gifts from my MIL:

Honorable mentions were a FAKE gold chain which had been presented to me in a small plastic bag, alongside her son's professionally wrapped expensive gift. Another was a very small wallet with large pink, white and blue stripes and a rusty zipper. Last but not least was ONE cotton dishtowel. All things she had laying around the house I'm sure.

MIL was a multi-millionaire FWIW.

MIL used to give me single dish towels, too. Why?! LOL

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Anonymous wrote:My baby's photo I had posted on fb and got it back framed as a gift from SIL

I'm not sure this is so bad. Too often people don't make prints and think everything is going to be online forever. It won't.

Maybe SIL thought the photo was so cute she wanted to make sure you had a nice copy. I dunno. Giving her the benefit of a doubt.

Yes it was unintentional and she is a super nice person.. it was taking something without permission and not putting effort that bothered me. Would you go attend a birthday party and give them a printout of photo the host had previously taken of their child? That said I would love an album or a print collage where someone has put in their own touch.

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Anonymous wrote:I was gifted a wedding album by my husband’s aunt and uncle that on the cover said “H’s Name and H’s Ex Girlfriend” with our wedding date. They hadn’t dated for about 7 years before we got married. Never got an apology. Aunt and uncle think this is hilarious and joke about it all the time.

Holy wow, this is horrid.

I think we have a winner.

I'm the lady who received the Vagisil, and I think I agree with you. This or the scale and fitbit.