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[quote=Anonymous]UGH!!!  OP, I feel your pain, my in-laws and husband's crazy spinster aunt love to give us what I refer to internally as "their old shit" but of course would never say that in person.  One year for Christmas, spinster aunt gave us her father's old carving knives - they were cheap with plastic handles and the knife was so dull that our sharpener did nothing on that thing.  DH refuses to throw them out, his parents have come to our house for Thanksgiving every once in a while, so they have to be available for that.  Another year, MIL gave my DD an old toy that I am pretty confident has lead and mold in it.  I wrapped it in plastic and stuck it in the basement.  But of course everything valuable (the actual antiques) are ONLY given to my SIL who now has precious artwork and beautiful antique furniture.  We've expressed interest in the real antiques, and even specifically asked for one or two things when they are ready to part with them but have been told they are earmarked for SIL.

I tried to accidentally lose things in our last move, but somehow things that accidentally ended up in one of our donate bags were found by MIL who apparently went through every single bag.  She also took a whole bunch of stuff from that pile home with her (like torn sheets and a rusted old wine rack).  My ILs are so freaking weird.[/quote]

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