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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell her you don't have room anymore, but would love for her to hold onto the items so that they can be around for the next generation.
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[b]And hope and pray you can toss them from MIL's house before she becomes a great-grandmother and pressures the next generation with the same stuff?[/b]

No, it is not worth the OP's time and energy to manage her MIL's feelings in the way, let alone schlep outdated furniture around. Unless it's something very small and easily transportable, not to mention actually usable, this is not the way to go.

Is MIL asking about every item?  I'd find some way to deflect it, or simply re-direct her to DH and ask him to handle these questions.  [/quote]

Considering that's probably 16-18 years from now, that might be a case of crossing that bridge when you get to it. If it would make her happy now, and get the stuff out of OP's house, why go looking for reasons to make it more difficult? Just give it back to MIL and let your kids worry about it later. Who knows, they could LOVE the stuff from great-grandma. Let them decide.

Or, of course, MIL is dead before then and then OP can be all happy and giggly and excited about throwing out the stuff she hated.

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