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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I put my mom on the hunt. I was like "look, what we really need is about 5 t-shirts in such-and-such size for the summer. Larla is super into dinosaurs and butterflies right now, and her favorite colors are purple and green. Can you help us find these things?"[/quote]

I do this too. It works incredibly well. I call them Mom Missions. If you don't give her a mission, you get stuff you don't need.[/quote]

My mom loves to buy (and make) stuff for our daughter.  So I let her know what color her winter coat is, and my mom will find or make matching mittens and hats.  Or I'll say, "Those little outfits you got at Costco last year were really cute!  Please keep an eye out for them again."  Or "We think Larla is ready for her own suitcase on our next trip.  I'm pretty sure she wants a pink one.  Can you keep an eye out for something nice?"  Or she'll get dresses for holidays.  It's all about politely channeling the perfectly normal desire to give gifts to one's grandchildren.  [/quote]

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