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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still struggle. MIL has said to DD, “Price is no object.” I don’t want to raise DD to think that is normal. I don’t want DD thinking up extravagant gifts and targeting MIL for them. I don’t want the best gifts coming from MIL rather than us or Santa (well, Santa is no more, but it used to be a real source of anger for DH and me that his mom would always try to give the best and biggest gifts).

MIL is incredibly superficial and a huge shopaholic. It is something I dread every Christmas and is a huge source of stress for DH and me. She knows it, doesn’t care, and carries on.[/quote]

Everyone's lives would be easier if you just let it go and let MIL do this and let dd experience it. It is ok, really. [/quote]

You are trying to compete for your child’s affection and it isn’t necessary. Let your MIL do the ridiculous stuff. Let her buy the ridiculous stuff. You and your DH can be the practical balance.

Why do you and your DH need to give the biggest and best gift? What do you get from that? [/quote]

I don’t think you get it. MIL buys dozens and dozens of presents. Spends over $1k. It is a glut of stuff. Nobody needs to experience that because nobody needs that much stuff at once. Or to be given incredibly extravagant gifts as a young child. It’s not our values.[/quote]

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