Aghhhhhh! So my ds had his birthday today. Yet again my dm has went way ott on gifts. I feel like crap as the gifts we got look like nothing next to what she got him.
Have spoke to her a million times about it and she promises every time to cut back. I appreciate what she gives but it's just the sheer volume. Last weekend we visited them and ahe had bought a PS3 for them. There must have been about 40 presents for my 4 year old ds and none of them small gifts. Then she moans all the time she is skint.
Also just found £20 in ds1 pocket that she gave him today too when I asked her not to as she just bought the PS3 and a ton of games. Then moans when they sit and play it at hers.
Sorry for ranting I just can't get across the scale of how bad this is. It's embarrassing. I re gift a lot and ebay a fair amount and put the money into the kids banks. It's just a pressure on us as it feels like our gifts look like nothing compared to hers. It's just too much and she will not stop.
She sat tonight as my mil gave him her gifts them commented it wasn't very much. It was a complete normal amount of gifts. How the heck do I make her stop wasting all this money?
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Whatutalkinboutwillis · 01/11/2014 18:48
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