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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She finally stopped buying husband and I junk (scarves, hats, trinkets) and instead gives us gift cards (with a few pieces of junk in the stocking).  I have been begging my husband for years to ask her to stop buying our kids so many gifts.  I end up throwing them out because they don't play with them and it takes up space, or it's crap like candy.  I don't want them to think Christmas is about gifts (it should be about being together!) DH has refused my requests to ask her to stop buying them SO many gifts.  She buys them about 10 gifts, 1-2 from my BIL and then we may do a few.  That's nearly 20 gifts and just not the kind of holiday I envision.  I wonder why it's better for him to deal with my nagging of "too many gifts!  please stop it!" versus him having a simple conversation "hey mom, we're going to focus on only a few bigger gifts this year".

Anyone else?  [/quote]

MILs damned if they do damned if they don't. And no I never felt like you. You sound petty.
Some women on here don't realize their own controlling behavior yet scream it to the world about their husband's actions.
Why can't you just be grateful your MIL cares ? [/quote]

You don’t get to dictate what others do.  Say thank you and donate later.

Not OP. 
MILs (and moms) like this are making it about themselves. They are told over and over to give one nice gift and not mountains of junk. Instead of respecting my wishes, they ignore it and try to control Christmas giving. Why am I the bad person when I don’t want to fill the landfill with plastic or have bins of stuff stacked in my house? In case of my MIL, I have told her I cannot keep any of her gifts unless it’s something the kids have asked for. Why can’t she respect that gifting should be about the recipient and not the giver? [/quote][/quote]

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