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[quote=Anonymous]You're not wrong to feel bothered by this. But, a question: Is it just at birthdays and Christmas or all the time? If it's just at birthdays and Christmas, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just toss and Goodwill as needed. If it's more than that, let me say.... Too many gifts isn't a gift. Gifts all the time aren't gifts. It's intrusive and annoying. Think how much of your house would be filled up if you kept everything she gave you. DH needs to have a conversation with her: "Mom, with the baby coming, we're realizing that we don't want our child to expect a gift every time we see you, and we're also trying to sort through and just keep things we really use. We need to ask you to dial it back a bit with the gifts. It's so kind of you to think of us, but we're trying to change things a bit."[/quote]
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