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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It could be worse. My MIL brings a "bulky item" from her basement (so it is at least 25 years old) that she designates for my boys or my husband every time she comes over (which is quite often since she lives 25 minutes away).[/quote]

YES. Omg. Why does my MIL still have all of DH's toys from when he was born??? They seriously gave DD a doll that they purchased when MIL was pregnant with DH and they didn't know if he'd be a boy or a girl. Then they kept it for 32 years and gave it to DD. (Then DD lost it and I feel terrible. Bad all around.) And a small desk and chair, and an activity tray, and a set of stacking cups, etc. I'm honestly curious at this point how much more she's saved.

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Not anywhere near being a mil.  My kids are teens but I am saving exactly what they are asking me to save. Personally, I would give it all away now. Perhaps these were special items you all are complaining about that meant something to your spouse as a child.  My DD, for example, wants me to keep a beautiful hand painted child's table and chairs that used to be in her roo. My DS still balks at the idea of giving away his trains or dinosaurs.  [/quote]

Seriously? You think we're complaining about receiving large items that another adult who lives in our house asked for in the first place? In that case, the beef would be with spouse, not MIL if we didn't like it. For example, my DH has several large, heavy, 1930s/40s pieces of dark, overly-decorative furniture that look like they came out of the over-stuffed tenements they did (picture lion carvings on everything). He won't get rid of them, I hate them. His grandparents, who gave him this furniture, are not the problem. I get the emotional attachment he has to them, but I don't want to look at them every day. So ... we continue to negotiate.[/quote]

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