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Anonymous
| For almost every holiday, my MIL gifts us with a framed picture of herself and FIL from their latest vacation. We had Easter dinner last night, and she handed us a wrapped frame with a picture of herself and FIL from their trip last week to Vegas. What am I supposed to do with yet another one of these? Right now, there are about ten of them sitting in a box in the basement. Thankfully, we can't put all the picture frames on display because our two-year-old will knock them down. She's buying that excuse but that doesn't stop her from giving us these pictures. And frankly, I don't want to display them either. We do have whole family pictures with them in it hanging on the walls. Should I just continue to store them in a box? |
Anonymous
| put one up and replace it with the new one each year. If you really can't stand to look at your in-laws, put it in your kid's room. |
Anonymous
| That's a funny one. Maybe your husband could say something to the effect that you LOVE the pics...but are running out of space. Alternatively, what about the guest powder room if you have one? |
Anonymous
| I'd make a rotating spot for their most recent photo. Reuse, sell or donate the extra frames unless you want to mention that you have enough frames so can reuse what you have for their future photos. |
Anonymous
| OP here. OK - I can live with displaying one of the photos, and then replacing with the latest installment. Is giving framed photos of oneself to others usual? |
Anonymous
| Take all but the most recent one out of the frames... put them in a "special" dedicated photo album just for MIL and FIL that you keep in the living room. Give away the frames to Goodwill. Display the most recent photo prominently. |
Anonymous
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It is possible that the true intended "gift" is the frame and the picture is just an added thing. I agree with everyone else that suggest displaying the latest photo and using the frame for other things.
It isn't all that odd to give a frame as a present. Think about all the pictures of DC you have probably given to people, right? It would be odd to expect you to display all of them, but not all that odd to give them. |
Anonymous
Famous people often do this. Do they sign them? If not, I would ask them to. |
Anonymous
| This reminds me a little of my sister giving me pictures of her dogs every year. What the heck am I supposed to do with pictures of her dogs? Course now I wonder what she does with the pictures I give her of my kids... |
Anonymous
I actually have to say I love your sister for giving you pictures of her dogs. It is exactly like you giving her pictures of your children - and should be received the same way. Maybe she is also making a small point? |
Anonymous
| Get a frame and rotate them. Keep the frame behind the couch and pull it out when they visit. |