What are you getting your MIL for Christmas?
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Anonymous
This. |
Anonymous
+1 we do one with everyone's birthday and anniversary |
Anonymous
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I've had good luck with
Harry and David Pears Shari's Berries Choc covered strawberries wince Country Gift baskets |
Anonymous
| Adults don't need xmas gifts. End of story. |
Anonymous
| This year we got her the new Bruno Mars CD (she likes funk/70s-type music) and a gift card to REI, so she can buy something for her upcoming trip to Patagonia. |
Anonymous
| Ipad |
Anonymous
Why? I think adult gift giving is stupid. I would rather not exchange with other adults. It's not giving things I think would be great and that they would love. My MIL sends a specific list and if we deviate from it my husband hears about it for months and months after. That sucks. She and FIL have plenty of money. She can buy anything she likes off her stupid list. It basically boils down to an exchange of money this way. Also, if I were into adult gift-giving, if I haven't raised my son well enough to do that on his own, I don't deserve a gift anyway. Why should it be foisted on the person he marries? |
Anonymous
First of all, I agree with the other posters who say it's the spouse's responsibility. Why is it the woman's job to have to come up with gift ideas every single year for the rest of the marriage? I am exhausted from having to think of every other gift (all the kids' presents, his 90 year old grandmother, his aunt/uncle's 50th wedding anniversary, hostess gift (for holiday parties we've attended) 4 school teachers, nanny, 5 house cleaners, the mailman, the kind neighbor who always remembers something for our kids, and all of my side of the family). Second of all, when I've made suggestions he says no, waits until the last minute and then in a panic ends up getting some crappy gift. Last year, I suggested some cheese for his parents from Dean and Deluca. It was very expensive cheese (I'd have been psyched if someone had sent us this gift basket), and he scoffed b/c of the price. He ordered it after he couldn't come up with anything. This year I suggested Kindles b/c they finally have Wi-Fi and I've seen their lap top plugged in by the kitchen counter. He rejected it and said he'd order a different cheese. (SIGH). No one wants cheese two years in a row. B/t/w earlier on in our marriage, I already picked out a Coach wallet, blue cashmere scarf, and Josh Groban tickets (she's a huge fan). I'm tapped out. |
Anonymous
| This year we did a photo ornament of DCs with the year, a travel translator for her upcoming trip, and tickets to a kids museum in her town where she can go when we visit (she loves taking them). |
Anonymous
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What to get for 70 yr MIL who is rude about whatever gift you give?
DH says nothing but tbdt seems akward when she comes over to give gifts to us |
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DH does his side, I do mine. but he is getting his mom and step dad a hotel gift card, they have a destination close by they love to drive to and so this trip is more on us.
on my side we stopped doing gifts for adults and just buy for the little grand kids |
Anonymous
This. Also I print 5 or 6 photos of the kids and give them to her. No one prints photos anymore so she loves it. |
Anonymous
| I got lucky with my MIL as she is buying us tickets to Hamilton ( in Chicago) for the four of us but, since we can't afford anything that great we are giving her yummy chocolate covered figs ( with Whiskey) from John & Kira. So delicious! Last year I knew she needed slippers so we bought her LL bean slippers, which she loves. But, you can't go wrong with John & Kira..LOVE them! |
Anonymous
| Nothing. I do not get anything for anyone who has graduated from college. |
Anonymous
Gah. My MIL and mom would love this but I just don't have the time or patience to do this. And figuring out where to order from. We gave everyone Amazon echos. |