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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I sympathize OP.  When I was a new mom with a very stressful job, [b]people kept giving me blank books in which I could write my “reflections on motherhood.” Not only did the mere thought of having an additional responsibility make me feel even more tired[/b], I was in a line of work where people are strongly advised against keeping journals, so I had an instinctive negative reaction. No way in h*ll would I have shared my thoughts with some random internet company.

Just don’t do it. I like the idea of telling your MIL that the questions seem more suited to her stage of life and asking her to do it. And if she doesn’t want to do it, why in the heck should you? [/quote]

Old woman here but when I was given similar journals as new mom, I kept them. I did find and use them some years later. Not always for "reflections on motherhood." In one I did jot down things based on the prompts because I wanted my DC to know about a few traditions, like how my own family celebrated holidays when I was a kid, etc. In another I sometimes jotted down little things my DC said and did as a toddler and elementary aged kid. I'm glad I did. Neither is some treasure bursting with words but they do help me recall things and someday maybe my DC will want them.

It's not all such a big, pressured deal as it seems when one is a new parent. I know OP can't just lay aside this electronic "subscription" type of gift like I could lay aside a journal, but OP also just doesn't have to use it, either. [/quote]

I think the "some years later" is the operative thing here.  I'm the pp and I did use one of the journals to write down funny things my kid said when he was older (I had a really funny kid), before I switched to doing it on my phone. But that was obviously when the kid was old enough to be forming sentences, so "some years later." [/quote]

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