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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I can't believe how much controversy this has generated!

I did think about donating. But I thought my son would probably be sad about donating something he got from his grandmother, and I didn't want to do it behind his back. I guess I'll ask him and see what he says. (BTW, the room is not "Pinterest worthy" in any sense, but this comforter would clash in a rather major way and overpower everything in the room, plus it's kind of violent and I'm not crazy about it becoming the main focus of his room). I'm okay with the idea of it being a cuddle blanket in the playroom (even though it's sort of huge for that -- it's an ENORMOUS comforter), so will do that if he doesn't want to donate it.

I'm really surprised how many people were quick to dub me the world's worst DIL just for saying that I thought this was a weird gift that I really didn't want.
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How old is your son?  My son is 6 and I cannot imagine deciding what to do with a comforter that my MIL gave him.  It is his gift, I would ask him what he wanted to do.  If he wants to use it, fine.  If he wants to keep it in the closet for a bit, ok.  If he wants to donate it, fine.  Keep it in the playroom for a bit, that's fine too.  I think it is super weird that you are referring to it as a "weird gift that I really didn't want" when it wasn't a gift for you!  I mean, I can say that most of the things people give my son are not things I am dying to have (e.g., I don't feel we need to add to our massive collection of action figures), but they're his gifts.  [/quote]

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