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[quote=Anonymous]My MIL is the same way. Most of the stuff she buys us is awful and I think she buys it because it's on sale. I have no problem donating it, but it feels wasteful--a waste of her money and a waste of stuff. She also has some pretty strong hoarder tendencies, so on the one hand, I'm glad she gives it to us, because I have no problem getting rid of it, but on the other hand, it's not a great sign. I suppose it also bugs me because she completely ignores our taste when buying crap--her son hates clutter and she gives us a million trinkets; we don't like overly glittery princessy stuff and she gives our daughter shirts that say "Daddy's Little Princess" and "Pretty Like Mommy." It's like she just buys stuff for the sake of buying stuff, not because she really cares whether or not we would actually like it. So I smile and say thank you and put the stuff immediately in our Goodwill box when we get home. [/quote]
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