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What's the worst gift you've gotten from your Mother-in-Law?
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I've been laughing at the post about the family whose grandparents bought a "life-like" goose decoy to be used as a yard decoration. It got me thinking about all the CRAP I've received from my in-laws. I can tell my own parents not to buy such crap but the relationship with the in-laws is a bit more, um, delicate.
My worst gift so far was a sweatshirt that was hand painted with flowers and had glitter on it - bought undoubtedly at a craft store in a Maine coast town. I regifted it to my Aunt in Texas who thoguht it was "just darlin'" - My husband was somwhat upset and asked what I'd say if his mom asked about the sweatshirt - Well, my aunt saw it and though it was just darlin, asked where she could get one, so I gave her mine. Now that we have a little one (her only grandchild) we are inundated with children's crap, mostly plastic and cheap. Even the gentle direction towards books yeilds a ton of inappropriate books from the dollar store - I end up giving it away or if it is nice enough quality I sell it at consignment sales...one person's trash is another's treasure. So, what's the worst/most outrageous gift you've recieved from "well meaning" in-laws? |
Anonymous
| Why do you feel the desire to be so ungrateful today? It it the cloudy weather? |
Anonymous
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clothes. They are usually expensive and make me look like I'm 50+. I feel so bad too because clothes are so personal. I know she meant well too. It's just hard to buy women's clothes, period--I don't think my MIL should be attempting it!
that said she's also done really well with gifts I got a Trish McAvoy lipstick sampler once. Nice. And a jewelry box. |
Anonymous
| Every toy under the sun that makes some sort of screeching, electronic noise. I always used to think she liked me, but there's no way she would do this to me if she did. |
Anonymous
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A porcelain baby holding a cross (like a Christian cross).
BTW, I am Hindu, and it was right after my husband and I had our first baby!! |
Anonymous
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Sexy Lingerie.
and no, i did not wear it. |
Anonymous
oh, just go away if you don't want to read the post. |
Anonymous
| disposable bath towels-oversized napkins with a tiger print on them-my husband was mortified. |
Anonymous
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Much like the life-sized fake goose, I received a life-sized porcelein cat for a housewarming gift. Because, you know, I like cats. (I like my cat. I do NOT have shelves full of cat tshotchkes, counted-cross-stitch cat designs, or a cat-themed kitchen.) This particular specimen was mostly white, but painted all over with pastel flowers, and had a cartoony (very un-cat-like) smile painted on its little porcelein lips.
I gave it to a colleague, whose MIL was constantly giving her the tackiest crap on the planet-- you know, that stuff in the tourist shops that you're sure no one buys, like the leaping dolphin desktop statue from Key West, painted in day-glo blues and greens and glitter. My colleague gave the cat to her MIL (who DOES have a cat-themed kitchen) and the dear lady was over the moon. |
Anonymous
I suppose you could use those as burp cloths. 
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Anonymous
| A matching blouse and skirt ensemble with a floral pattern, made in some unidentifiable fabric. And to top it all off, it was a size 14. Granted, I've not lost the pregnancy weight, but am still a size 8. I put it in the goodwill bag - with the tags on and all. I couldn't even bring myself to try it on. |
Anonymous
| Insane overprotectedness (sp?) in my husband! |
Anonymous
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For Christmas last year I got a few promo items embroidered with her company's logo. Oh, and a "gift basket" of toiletries she'd picked up in hotel rooms on her travels.
Don't ask me how much my husband insisted we spend on her. |
Anonymous
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They sent my 3 YO an ecard for his birthday. Nice, huh. One year for xmas she wrapped up a bunch of junk that was given away FREE at homecoming for the state university my husband attended. little pom-poms, bent posters, etc. We don't even like football. It all went in the trash. |
Anonymous
| Oh, c'mon 16:34 - you've piqued my curiosity. How muvh did you spend? |