AIBU to be frustrated by repeated wolf-themed gifts?

The older gifts could be regifted back to the OPs Mum. “I thought you LOVED the wolf theme because you give me so much of it” 🫢 It might just work.

EDITED. Funny funny thread. Thankyou 😀

I get this, I like polar bears and every year without fail I get some other tat with a polar bear on 🙈😂

You need to be blunt, ‘mum I don’t want any more wolf stuff, thanks’

Say I’ve gone off wolves but I love cats! Opens the floodgates for cat themed stuff.

It would be better. But from what op is describing, she doesn’t get want she wants even when specifically asked for. It seems likely that dm is going to continue buying random tat whatever happens so upsetting her might not be worth it to the OP.

This is funny but also frustrating I feel your pain OP. My dad was dad was like this with random tat or things that were similar to what I asked for but just with added tat factor. Random things he bought off shopping channels. I miss it now he’s not there anymore!

This is a good idea!

"What would you do?? Or do I just carry on accepting this stuff and lying that I like it to keep the peace?"

Since you did ask what people would do -I would tell her i was all wolfed out and I would do it knowing she was going to be mardy about it and I wouldn't care.

But it sounds like thats not something you feel able to do, which is fine. If the comments would bother you more than wolf themed things for the rest of her life then maybe its best to just carry on saying thank you and taking them to a charity shop

Are Hackney hipsters ironically wearing wolf fleeces still a thing? Used to be about 10 years ago.

Isn’t it better that the recipient gets a gift she actually wants rather than giving them to charity each time?

I’m sorry but I have to laugh! Not because I’m a dick but because I have had the same issue with my mum thinking I’m obsessed with owls 😂 because I had that one millennial owl necklace she decided I loved owls and every gift was owl themed. I don’t remember how I managed to get her to stop think I just had to repeatedly say that I don’t like owls and don’t need owl stuff!

I don't suppose you live near a certain market in mid-Cornwall? 😀

My MIL did a similar thing but with eggs!
Oh you love eggs dont you - heres a whole variety of eggs ive made for this lunch just for you! . I dont even really like eggs so I have no idea where it started. I can only assume she has me mixed up with some one else. Every time I do tell her that's lovely but I dont really love eggs that much that I need 3 or 4 varieties. Still does it every time.

This is absolutely hilarious 😆 sorry OP!

You need to replace this fixation with a new one, so you need to convince her you're now obsessed with chocolate or wine.

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Had to laugh with the pigs snowballing ... Orwell's pig in Animal Farm is 'Snowball' ... I'd have run from them, too!

Also get this. My cat is 3. My grandma has bought me a cat solar light and a cat plant pot. My auntie bought me a cat water bottle.... I dont want a cat themed house. Just my cat

No! Don't set her off on a pigs theme! That could be even worse! At least wolves are fluffy.

I have an in-law that occassionally buys me something with Katie on it, except my name is Katia but "it's only one letter different and they didn't have your name" WTF?
I've changed the name but it's similar in that there's a longer name that is probably the origin of both shorter names. I don't want a keyring with my name on it let alone a different one!
She has a name that changing one letter would give her the name of her in-law. I know she'd take it personally, not appreciate the point and think badly of me so I'm not going to do it.
I think if you have someone that will react badly to being told, there's not much you can do than pass things off to the charity shop etc. Other gifts have been terrible too so it's not like I'd get something nicer if I spoke up, it'd be another dog ornament! I can only dream of a dog blanket/blanket with dogs on, either would be ok 😂

I’ve got this thing about Faberge eggs and diamond jewellery.

Can you tell her that you love all the wolf themed things, and that you are now saving up money to travel to Yellowstone to go on a wolf watching tour with an expert guide? Maybe she will contribute to that instead.

I don't know how you stop the wolf onslaught but I just wanted to say op how much I have enjoyed this thread and it's given me a much needed laugh.

My sister is like this op 😆 I feel for you!! My house is so specific design wise and she bought me a Chanel quote that said ‘be all you can be’ or something like that and was studded with plastic rhinestones 😂😂 nothing like my interiors. She does the same with shoes and clothes and feels so proud that it’s ‘exactly what you wanted’ while you’re sitting there like 🥴🥴🥴 that’s going straight in the loft. I’m currently trying to work out what to do with some lilac pink and red striped frilly cushions

Honestly, does it really matter? Just accept the gift graciously (and appreciate that she's put the effort into choosing something she thinks you would like, even if she's got it wrong) and then quietly donate it to charity (preferably not in your Mum's home town!). It's the thought that counts.

Tell her you used to like wolves, but you've gone off them nowoohooo....🐺🐺🐺🐺

My DH gets chocolate covered gingers every year for Christmas from MIL since I told her (20+ years ago) that he liked them. He doesn't really, but I do. 😋

Those wolf fleece jackets always remind me of old ladies in slacks off to the bingo!

I apparently once mentioned to my MIL that I liked smoked cheese ( I was probably being polite because I think it tastes like Smokey bacon fries mixed with plastic) and ever since then every meal we ever have at her house involves her ceremoniously presenting a smoked cheese to me. My DH once said
but she doesn’t like smoked cheese and my MiL proudly announced “I know your wife better than you do - she loves it”. She even sends me a cheese hamper with it in every year for Xmas. I like cheese just not messed around with cheese.

Yes! Say you read this awful story about a wolf, and you’re going to start donating to a house building charity for pigs.