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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Just offering some solidarity since you have some great advice here. My mom “buys us presents”, which actually means that she raises a huge fuss about online shopping being hard and sends me links and asks me to buy things for my daughter for her. And wrap them. And send thank you notes for them. She purchases tons of stuff online for herself, so this isn’t a capability issue. It’s very strange but the cost is so low I just let it go because it’s been going on for years. She still tells me that she’s going to give me something special for my 16th birthday. I’m 42 and she’s been promising since I was 14.

I’m sure there’s a long German word for people who imagine themselves to be giving gifts but make others pay for them.[/quote]

OMG my MIL does the exact same thing! It drives me nuts. I have let her know that the kids don't expect gifts from anyone but DH, myself and Santa so not to worry. I have let her know that neither DH or I need a gift. We really do not mind at all. She insists on and on about putting her name on one of the presents that I have gotten for DH and the kids and she'll pay me back -which in 16 years she has never once done. She makes a big that wrap it. very nicely and expects a TY card from the kids. When she calls she makes a big deal about the present she got them and did they like it. Its a ridiculous charade. [/quote]

You should stick the receipt in the mailand withhold the TY catd until you get a check.  Just for fun.[/quote]

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