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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you just roll with it, thank her, and do what you're going to do with the gift. Is it annoying and wasteful? Yes. But is it worth creating bad blood over it? I don't think so. You already know why she does it, and those reasons are not likely to change. My MIL loads my dd up with SO much stuff. Like bags of candy each visit, and gaudy/ugly craft kits galore. She enjoys being the gift giver because it's how she shows love, but we don't have space for (and don't want to use) all this stuff, so we just thank her because we know it was given lovingly and then pass it along. She has a lot of money too, and loves being able to shower her grandchildren with things that catch her eye. It used to annoy me, but now I just focus on the loving relationship that the two of them have - they really do have a ball together. And then I have friends who happily take the excess off my hands, so then all that's left is a memory of a fun visit.[/quote]
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