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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She's only ever given my kids cheap clothes. Suddenly, her daughter is pregnant and she's trying to buy them everything form high end strollers to cribs, etc.

They don't need the money. We are doing okay too. I'm more annoyed because I feel like my kids are now tossed aside. [/quote]

Just curious if early on she bought stuff that you didn’t use because it wasn’t your taste? My SIL did this. She had the first grandchild and HATED my mom’s taste, and never used anything. My mom got the hint and stopped spending the money and bought less expensive things that she didn’t mind going unused (she didn’t overshot btw - were talking bday/Xmas presents). When my other SIL and my sister had kids, she was much more generous because they (at least acted) appreciative.[/quote]

This may be part of it. Truth is, SIL is very gracious - but overly so - like she talks on and on about what her mom gives her so that her mom hears it. And she even once admitted to me that she does this because it makes her mom get her more things. My family on the other hadn't almost never gives us gifts - I'm fine with it, honestly. They contribute in a lot of other ways that are more important. But I can't help feeling like my husband and now my kids are a bit shafted.

Different love languages, I guess? [/quote]

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