IL's staying for a week... Day one

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IL's arrived yesterday, DH picked them up as I was working from home. They arrived with two sacks of presents for each of our 3dc's (one sack is the height of a 3 yo). This pissed me off a little as we have brought them 10 presents each total. But i took a deep breath and thought of the children..
Today DD2 (2 next week) bit through her tongue, pretty horrible, but she is ok. DH and I took her to the doctors and IL's (very kindly) took DD1 (6) and DS (3) into town.

We got home with a unhappy little girl and as I was working from home, DH sat and comforted her and I got on with my work. IL's arrive back with DD1 (PFB more-so for them than for us) who was very pleased as she had a new coat . We got her a £60 coat 3 mths ago and MIL was pissed off as she always buys them a coat each for Christmas. AIBU to be really f'in pissed off as now her 'old' coat will not see the light of day? MIL also brought her an A4 pad that she put on her Christmas list and I know that Santa has got it for her.

DS got nothing :(

Why should they spend money on what the children need-that´s for you to do, not GPs.

sorry only read your first 2 posts but it is already like a sauna in here with steam coming out of my ears.

Firstly, don't worry about having 2 coats, it will be one less coat in 4ish years time, and probably mean that one of them will be in a state worthy of passing on.

Presents, Your house your rules. Get dh to have a word with mil how it is done or announce it yourself..
"dc's, we are doing presents now... now remember that we all take turns,... (Optional glare at mil)

my pils did that at ds's first Christmas party. VVV annoying.

Right going back to read thread and find out that you have all said it all already!

Steam and crossness is a result of no present for ds

Should have said that. again

We have nice coats from Monsoon sale here, they've become the girls 'signature'look, so far one has done 4 winters and still looks great.

Understand the need to clothe your children, thinking about it I feel slightly uncomfortable when I see mine in something not of my choosing it's bizarrely like they don't smell right.

Seven days - stay strong, can you get them to say what they really want to see on TV, sit them down then go and hide?