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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, we have the same issue.  My MIL loves to shop at yard sales and buys tons of crappy, old, falling apart, used toys for our toddler, even though we don't like used stuff due to the bad condition and risk of bed bugs.  She also claims these are all "brand new toys" despite the fact that they have broken parts, paint chipping off, have yard  sale stickers on them, etc.  When we visit her she insists on packing our minivan full of this crap.  Some of it we use outside in the yard but the rest we just donate and none of it comes inside.  It irritates me that she keeps giving us this stuff, but we just accept, say thank you, and donate.  She never remembers what she gives us anyway.  She also gives us flame retardant pajamas even though she knows we only buy organic stuff.  It's annoying.[/quote]

No one "insists" on putting anything into a vehicle that I own.

She continues this behavior because you allow it. You have written her a permission slip.[/quote]

+1,000! Gettin' real tired of doormats complaining that their DH/MIL/DC/whomever "insists" on this or that. They can insist all they want; you can still set boundaries and say NO. [/quote]

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