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[quote=Anonymous]With my MIL, the key is to understand why she does it: out of love, yes, but to show off for her friends.  They all go to the mall and shop together for their grandkids.  I know when she does that because I always get a lot of more pricey stuff.  They're all bragging about their grandkids and buying stuff together.  Larlo is all boy, he really needs new Wranglers and Under Armour.  Yes, he is growing so fast, he needs an entire new wardrobe.  Larla needs Mary Janes for her school uniform, because she is so smart.  Larlita is taking ballet, she needs 17 leotards in different shades of pink.  Let's all go to Herberger's together and spend a zillion dollars annoying our DILs!  Whee!

All I have been able to do is positively reinforce the things I actually like.  Public praise and showing off for friends are important to my MIL, so I follow up with lots of Facebook stroking.  Zoo membership= Facebook photo collage tagging MIL, thanks for the membership, wish you were here, it was soooo fun, we'll go when you visit.  Art supplies=drawings on facebook and mailed to her house.  Nice shoes = video of DD trying to tap dance.  You get the idea.  [/quote]

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