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[quote=Anonymous]OP I did not read all the posts but my MIL is EXACTLY LIKE YOURS. You have to remember that it's all ABOUT HER and NOT about you or the grandkids. She gets some satisfaction out of suprising people, buying things, and getting ohhhhs and awwwwws.

DO NOT depend on your DH to stand up to MIL. My DH also hates conflict like previous poster and will not peep a word to his mother, esp when he thinks the gifts are fine and she is generous. But I can see through it and I know MIL does it for her own shopping addiction and satisfaction.

Since MIL gets pleasure from buying these "gifts", I dont think anything you say or do will curb the behavior too much. If I were you, I would accept most things, then give them away. That's what I do. If it's clothes or something fairly small, I just give it to charity.

If it's a big ticket item, then its kind of another story. I always try to "foresee" what MIL might buy and one up her ahead of time. For example, DD is at the age where she might want a play kitchen and dollhouse, so when I see MIL, I talk and go on and on about this BEAUTIFUL dollhouse I have saved on Amazon to order for her the minute she is old enough, etc. Then MIL kind of "gets it" and will not buy the item.

Also, just a side note -- why are MIL's OBSESSED with buying horrible big plastic kitchens??? mine is too!![/quote]

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