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[quote=Anonymous]Yeah I would not enjoy this gift at all.  I do like writing when I'm inspired to so, whether it's responding to a funny text or writing a nice sentiment to someone who I'm thankful for.

The issues with are at least four-fold --  (1) it is set up as homework, (2) it's assigned to a new mom, (3) it has an overwhelming scope -- EVERY WEEK FOR A YEAR -- and (4) involves sharing whatever is written with an in-law.

I understand why others are saying it's not a big deal and OP is free to decide whether and how to do it, but it can feel like real pressure when you don't want to disappoint someone.

Just as an example, my spouse and I take turns writing each year in a hardback journal about our life together as a family.  It's a lovely discipline, and think it has been worthwhile, but I admit that when my turn comes around every other year, I'm not exactly excited about it.

So the idea of being having to do something like this every week sounds crazy.  OP, I would try to shut off the carbon copy to your MIL and if that doesn't work, tell your husband he has to either ghost-write it for you or handle the task of explaining to you MIL why it's not going to work for you[/quote]

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