IL Presents.

[vicky]

I got some good stuff this year!

Size 16-18 Pink Betty Boop Pajamas
Size 16-18 Leopard Print Fluffy robe (i'll wear this one, lol)
A screen print owl shirt, Medium.
A towel that says "Ride 'em cowboy!" with cowboy boots
Size 16-18 Red corduroy velour leggings 
A towel with a surfboard and a palm tree 


I'm a size 10 lol 

[knx9211]

Noooooooo

[compassrose]

Holy shit. WTF.

[bigoleworm]

Omg

My ILs handed my dh a bag of stuff, brand-new with tags, and said this isn't for Christmas, it's just because you are our son.
They didn't get me anything, (Which is fine, I don't need crap from them) but then they told me that only "real" family gets gifts on Christmas.
So the two dils are not "real" family, but the son in law is.
Lovely people really

[mx27]

Oh no they didn't!

[readyin07]

Mine did great. An adult coloring book and pencils. Love and would never buy myself. And an Alex and Ani "daughter" bracelet which is not my style really (never wear bracelets) but was very thoughtful.

[namasteak]

MIL gifted all her kids and their partners a full MBTI test. Plus an hour where she would sit down and discuss how our personality differences cause problems in our relationship.

Eta - she does the MBTI for people as part of her job

[nsl]

I am so glad that MIL was lazy this year and only sent cash. Last year we got six huge boxes full of Dollar Store crap.

[venice2007]

My h got allllll kinds of garage tools. $$$$$
I got an old tiny vase w/ 2 silk flower stems from their guest bedroom where we stay when we visit

[eb777888]

Last year H got me a robe two sizes too big. I was.....not happy. lol

[ginandjucie24]

Not my ils but my mother. She made a fabric book for my ds, it's just blue fabric she sewed together and wrote his name all over the pages in marker.

She made my H a fleece scarf. It's not his style at all. Its pastel purple.

She sent me a huge ziplock bag full of cookies, that she makes and I don't like. They are all broken to bits.

My ILs got me a Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich maker! I have wanted one for a while.

[eb777888]

This post reminds me of what my mom got me last year. It was a purse identical to this. She kept saying "it's just so you!!!"

lol....thanks.

[RamblingRose]

Dec 25, 2015 11:27:22 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

My in-laws sent packages -- and then MIL texted this morning that we can't open them until she sees us next weekend so she can "see our reactions."
Had I known she'd pull this fucking foolishness, I sure as hell wouldn't have bought accessories for Jack for the Peppa Pig house MIL bought. What the fuck.

Too bad y'all already opened gifts when she texted, huh?

[RamblingRose]

Dec 25, 2015 11:00:53 GMT -5 vicky said:

I got some good stuff this year!

Size 16-18 Pink Betty Boop Pajamas
Size 16-18 Leopard Print Fluffy robe (i'll wear this one, lol)
A screen print owl shirt, Medium.
A towel that says "Ride 'em cowboy!" with cowboy boots
Size 16-18 Red corduroy velour leggings 
A towel with a surfboard and a palm tree 


I'm a size 10 lol 

I'm dying at the towel.

[cville]

My ILs only buy for the kids. But let me remind you that my sil got my daughter a paint spinner thing.


She's opened it, we told her it's for outside only, and we've already put it up high in a closet hoping she'll forget.

[cville]

Dec 25, 2015 11:31:43 GMT -5 namasteak said:

MIL gifted all her kids and their partners a full MBTI test. Plus an hour where she would sit down and discuss how our personality differences cause problems in our relationship.

Eta - she does the MBTI for people as part of her job

L
O
L

[namasteak]

Dec 25, 2015 11:53:39 GMT -5 cville said:

Dec 25, 2015 11:31:43 GMT -5 namasteak said:

MIL gifted all her kids and their partners a full MBTI test. Plus an hour where she would sit down and discuss how our personality differences cause problems in our relationship.

Eta - she does the MBTI for people as part of her job

L
O
L

Conveniently DH and I "just don't have time with a newborn"

[cinderbella]

I'm so thankful my MIL hands us a check and calls it a day.

[knx9211]

I always get new jammies. Got a Nordstrom gift card too.

[chimera]

MIL sent cash with instructions for DH to buy something useful for both of us. We now have fancy GPS locator dive radios.

BIL/SIL got me nadda. This is probably because I refused to up the gift limit last year (that BIL suggested and DH agreed to) after SIL threw a temper tantrum. She counted her procrastination shipping charge in my gift last year. So this year she declared we weren't exchanging gifts. Made sure to make a huge deal of giving MIL her gift when they were all here after Thanksgiving. Even though they'd all be on a cruise ship together the next day.

DH got a video game from BIL, I don't think SIL knows about their gift exchange.

[WOT?*]

MIL sends cash...the gift that keeps on giving.

[hungrycaterpillar]

I know I don't know you off board but you don't seem like the ride em cowboy towel type. Are you?

Sorry about your gifts. My ILs have me dishrags...because you can never have too many.

[McGavin]

ILs gave me a really fantastic blender which I love. They talked all year about getting me an Activefry which I didn't want so I'm extra happy about the blender.

[mekia]

MIL gave us a cracked mug and said that it was H's late grandpa's shaving mug.

ETA: she does give us cash too, but always with other interesting things like the mug.

[Deleted]

H and I just got cash from his parents this year. I usually get half of the amount he gets, but this year it was equal which was kind of odd.

I think I did pretty well buying for them this year. FIL got adult coloring books, as MIL suggested, SIL got one of those Steam game cards, and for MIL I got her one of the Jared Padalecki/Supernatural Always Keep Fighting T-shirts since I knew she's been wanting one. She LOVED it.

[mrsjuleshs]

We usually don't exchange gifts with dh's parent but we got them a new pic of dd in a frame. They got dd diamond and blue topaz hoop earrings with a matching cross necklace. Dh got some cool tools and I got Christmas hand towels, a great smelling candle and for the both of us a gift card to a great steakhouse.

[DotAndBuzz]

I got my annual set of 5 VS highleg briefs one size too large. With lace tops, you know, to keep it sexy.
I'll make my annual trip to VS some time next week to return those. Where's that thread about Christmas traditions?

They also gave me a nordstrom GC, so at least that will be put to good use.

[tictac]

MIL goes completely overboard every year, and it's always tons of stuff that DH and I don't want/need/will never use...and we're usually wondering where the hell she gets the idea that any of her gifts are a good idea.

Among our gifts this year, she gave DH a small wooden "paddle." The tag actually said (ONLY said) "small paddle" on it.

We were trying to get out of her if it's supposed to be, like, a cutting board or a little serving tray...and she just kept making gross responses like "Oh, TicTac, you'd just better watch out tonight" or "I don't want to KNOW what you 2 are going to do with it."

What the actual fuck, lady? This was YOUR shitty gift!

I'm on the brink of burning the thing just because no amount of therapy will ever make this okay.

[Eagles]

Dec 25, 2015 20:08:37 GMT -5 tictac said:

MIL goes completely overboard every year, and it's always tons of stuff that DH and I don't want/need/will never use...and we're usually wondering where the hell she gets the idea that any of her gifts are a good idea.

Among our gifts this year, she gave DH a small wooden "paddle." The tag actually said (ONLY said) "small paddle" on it.

We were trying to get out of her if it's supposed to be, like, a cutting board or a little serving tray...and she just kept making gross responses like "Oh, TicTac, you'd just better watch out tonight" or "I don't want to KNOW what you 2 are going to do with it."

What the actual fuck, lady? This was YOUR shitty gift!

I'm on the brink of burning the thing just because no amount of therapy will ever make this okay.

I'm cringing for you, omg.

My MIL is awesome with Christmas and goes off of our Amazon lists. God bless her, because she is very good to us.

[callmehales]

ILS used to get us nothing, then MIL decided 2 years ago that I'm actually not awful, and since then we've gotten a big box of cheryl's cookies. Delicious AND easy to evenly split/keep tabs on and make sure DH doesn't try and gank my share.