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[quote=Anonymous]GM was in NYC with with bro and his new wife. They were at some ritzy homewares shop and bought the kids a cool Popsicle mold and then my mom saw some cute little ceramic bowls - all different colors - like the kind for soy sauce for sushi dipping. They were $3 each and my mom said, out loud, of I'd love to get these for the grand kids, but I think my daughter (me) won't like them because they might break. New SIL says "oh, I think children need to learn to use real dishes as early as possible." My mother bought a set of 12. She recounted the story to me as I have written it here and went in to say HOW MUCH she had spent on the kids. Added a small dig that she "hoped" I would let the kids (ages 4 and 2) use the bowls.

Well, I let them play with them one day. One chipped because it fell to the floor. I have no use for them. Too small for snacks. Too much effort for a tea party (wide brim). We don't serve sushi at dinner parties (and I have a set of small bowls already from a gift)

Wtf.

I want to return them to my mother. She said I could give them back if I didn't like them. And now I feel like they're taking up space in my kitchen and are useless and I just think the whole thought behind them was stupid.

Just a vent before I find a nice way to return them. (Mom lives in town and watches kids often. She has a much bigger house and will probably come up with 109 good uses for the bowls)[/quote]

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