if you found a way to let over the top grandparent gift giving go, tell me how you did it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We ask for practical things now. Dc is getting literally almost 10k of furniture from grandparents. I have no complaints.

Yeah. My kid wants a gaming computer and an iPhone. I'd be thrilled to give my folks that gift list.

That’s the sort of gift list we give to our MIL who is like this every year. She’s the one buying the gaming systems, iPhones, Apple Watches, Nintendo switch, etc. She also buys all the expensive sporting/camping gear, luxury clothing, etc. Basically, anything that is expensive, we put it on MIL’s list.

[Anonymous]

At first I reacted like you, OP. But then I realized I could take advantage of the gift giving and direct her to get all the things that the kids needed but that I didn’t want to spend money on. Like PP, she’s the one buying the laptops, gaming systems, iPhones, headphones, etc. She’s saving me a bundle by paying for all of these things.

[Anonymous]

It is a gift to my mother. This is her Christmas joy.