My MIL often buys clothes for my two toddlers, but always leaves the price labels on. They are often nice clothes from shops I wouldn't shop in as they are a bit expensive - Jojo Maman Bebe or M&S, etc. Sometimes she gets them in the sale and leaves the sale labels on.
She also leaves Xmas and Birthday price labels on presents to the kids.
I have noticed that she is a bit 'put out' if I buy the kids clothes myself. When she saw that I was collecting the next age group of clothing in advance for the kids, she seemed a bit irritated.
Well, I mentioned this 'leaving labels on' business to my husband and he didn't know she was doing it. He said she's never done it before (in the past when he was growing up). I pointed it out and he was quite surprised.
My MIL can be quite manipulative and I just feel that this is her way of sending me some kind of message. She has set ideas about ways to bring up children and can be quite interfering - commenting on how we manage the kids' behaviour and how I arrange my household, etc.
My gut feeling is that there is some kind of message in this behaviour, but god know what?! Any ideas?! I find it a bit strange.
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MIL leaves price labels on
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LPickers · 09/06/2016 12:36
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