I've just really insulted my MIL but I really don't think I'm being unreasonable.....or am I?
DD is 2.5. Her cousin is a year older. MIL buys the girls exactly the same thing for birthdays and christmas. It's what she did with her own children and what she does with me and 2 SIL's, her sons. I't wierd we all get the same thing! Anyway, my DD gets whatever older cousin wants except they're 2 complete opposites and it's really starting to annoy me.
My DD is a tomboy. A jeans and t-shirt kind of girl who loves running about and scrapping in the park mainly with boys! She is in touch with her feminine side too but not in a prissy girly way.
Her cousin is hugely into disney princess, baby alive and Bratz! she is always dressed up in a princess dress. Fine but I feel MIL is wasting her money buying my DD all this crap as she just isn't interested in it and I really don't want her to be.
Anyway - she turned up yesterday with a Jasmine top from Disney princess which is basically a boob tube with puff sleeves because her older cousin's got one and I said very nicely that I was really grateful for all the lovely clothes and hand me downs we've had recently but I didn't think this top is age appropriate for a 2.5 year old.
My MIL looked totally insulted and tried to dismiss me as being over the top and that 'it'll not do her any harm' so feeling bad I relented and said she can have it for dress up but I hate it now (maybe I'm over reacting) Can't she just look at my DD for who she is and buy her a blimming board game or colouring books or something that she's going to use and like, and not what she thinks girls should like.
Or am I wasting my time trying to prevent my DD becoming a Bratz girl?
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knockedup · 20/07/2008 11:31
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