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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually I think the DIL is fine with the "closet is full" response. For all you know, this MIL has been showing up with 5 outfits a day since the baby was in utero. Maybe the outfits are from some smoke-filled house on eBay or are covered in characters like Mickey Mouse. Or maybe they're gorgeous outfits from France.  Who knows. Maybe the DIL has repeatedly asked not to bring clothes, but MIL isn't listening. If DIL says yes to this load of clothes, there will be another next week, and so on.  So she simply said in a friendly way, "Thanks so much Gladys, but the closet is full!"[/quote]

That was my feeling.  It's possible that MIL really is going overboard, buying more clothes than the baby can possibly wear, and the parents really don't have the space for it.  The DIL might have meant it when she said the closet was full and they didn't have room to store all the stuff the MIL bought.

My mom usually brings one or two little outfits when she visits (about 4 times a year), but she doesn't go overboard.  I would always accept those graciously.  But if she was sending dozens of outfits all the time, I might have to ask her to cut back a little, because we really wouldn't have the space for them, and it would feel wasteful.  My mom also checks to see what size my daughter is wearing before she buys anything.

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