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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you are not spoiled. I was in the same shoes with all my IL. They would buy tons of plastic tacky stuff for holidays.  Like 10 presents for each child. I don't like throwing stuff away, especially after child opened it and liked it. But on another hand, I didn't like made in China plastic toys and preferred few wooden, hand crafted toys for my kids. They also would buy plastic or vinyl shoes with heels for girls and we always would have a fight with kids when they want to where them everywhere. Polyester Disney PJ, and the list is going on.

Yes, cake from the store is wrong when mom is conscious about what her children eat. I dont' buy my kids stuff from cheap bakery with bright icing and canola oil in it. So I would be pissed of too if she would bring something like that to my child.

From my experience, the only thing that was able to stop them is us moving away. It didn't stop completely, but definetly reduced the amount of gifts that they can only mail now. And we downsized, so they know we don't have room anymore for large toys. And I am so happy that no one trashing my house with made in China crap. [/quote]

Thank you for the validation.  Yes, I prefer wooden handmade toys and also don't like throwing stuff away. They make it so I have to keep getting rid of stuff to make room for the next wave, which goes against my nature.  That's all my daughter ate that night was the cake. She refused to eat the dinner.  At home I wouldn't have let her eat the cake if she hadn't had dinner but MIL was pushing it.  And now she has a cold probably from eating garbage and too much excitement that day.  Another time they were pressuring me to let her have chocolate chips in pancakes when she was like 1 or 2. I was just thinking today if only we didn't live close, they would have to be limited by what they can fit in the mail.  It seems like getting out of town is the only way to avoid them for the holidays.  I feel like what they give is like junk mail. I never signed up for it but it keeps coming.[/quote]

Oh stop with the wooden toy crap. All kids prefer plastic light up stuff. Just relax. It isn't going to harm your kids to get plastic toys from a grandparent. Spoiling kids is a time honored grandparent right. And your kid didn't get sick because of the excitement of that day. Good god. Get some perspective. [/quote]

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