What are you giving your Mother In Law for Xmas?
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Anonymous
| Box of fancy fruit or chocolate. Gift card to a restaurant she likes. |
Anonymous
We usually do this. |
Anonymous
| Wireless weather station. |
Anonymous
| DH always takes care of gifts for MIL but it generally involves a Starbucks gift card because she loves getting a drink from there when she's out and about, an Amazon gift card since she spends all day on her kindle, pictures of our family, and a variety of small items like nice coffee, a mug, slippers, candies, etc. |
Anonymous
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MIL is now passed away but was homebound for many years before her death. We gave her a warm lap blanket, comfy robe and slippers, lots of books, things like that.
My mother is still alive and she is much more focused on the grandkids so we usually get her one little something, last year I bought her a monogrammed mini sewing kit because she always hems and repairs any of DCs' clothes when she's visiting. We also always buy her and my dad a bottle of nice vodka, since that's their cocktail hour drink of choice and they usually buy the cheap stuff. Then we focus on the kids - homemade ornament, photobook together with my SIL, last year my kids made little sculpture things at one of those pottery places. |
Anonymous
| Regardless of what we get her, it won't be enough. Nothing is ever enough for her. |
Anonymous
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How much are you looking to spend? MIL always spends a lot of money on us so I try to make sure we're picking out nice things - I also ask if there's anything she wants.
Last year, because FIL passed away, I got her an engraved locket keychain with a picture of him and the boys inside it. She cried, but loved it. This year, probably something with the grandkid and a nice piece of jewelry - she loves rough cut stone work and FIL would always get her a piece or two at Christmas. |
Anonymous
| I don't. Whatever DH gets her, he signs my name to it. |
Anonymous
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My mom is easy, we always get her a gift card for her preferred airline, which she can use to buy tickets to come see us. We give her that along with a Christmas ornament. This year, we're finally having some professional family pictures done and will give her one of those as well.
MIL #1 is much more difficult to buy for in that she has all the money in the world, and has particular tastes. Last year, she had mentioned wanting to buy a Le Creuset cookware set, so I we gave her a piece of Le Creuset along with a cookbook and a Christmas ornament. In previous years we have given her pottery and things like that. This year it might just be an ornament, a family photo, and something my kid makes for her. For MIL #2, she likes knitting, so we often get her knitting supplies along with a gift card to a knitting store. This year, I find myself wishing photographers weren't so expensive because I know she would LOVE if it I were to hire a pro to come spend a couple of hours with the family over the holidays when everyone is in town. Christmas Day would be great, except I'm sure no photographer on earth works on Christmas Day. She also likes hats, so we buy her hats sometimes. |
Anonymous
| The cold shoulder. |
Anonymous
| garlic and holy water |
Anonymous
| I'm *not* giving her son back to her, much to her displeasure. |
Anonymous
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She usually tells DH what she wants but I got her a personalized Coke bottle since she loves that and has an unusual name and I'll make her a photo calendar. She loves giving gifts and gives a lot of gifts.
We do also get her an international plane ticket she would never consider that a gift... she is more unappreciative of it and complains that she never goes on vacation. Now if we bought her a first class ticket that would make her happy haha. |
Anonymous
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My MIL likes most things I give her. I usually stick with nice things she wouldn't buy herself, a piece of jewelery, a really ncie sweater, etc. These aren't the most exciting but she seems to like and appreciate it.
DH would just give cash, but I like more personal things and I believe that she does too. |
Anonymous
| We help to support her so no additional gifts. |