To think that MIL should have bought her something??!

[Benjamas]

My DD is 9 months old. Mil has just got back from a 2 week stay in New York.

The shopping capital of the world, ish.

She came back with a keyring for DH, nothing for me and nothing for DD.

Really?? Not even a t shirt??? I'm a bit fuming. About DD... Not me!

[exoticfruits]

Very weird! I expect that when her granddaughter is old enough to appreciate a present she will bring her one. (even if she doesn't-does it mattter?!)

[muminthemiddle]

I can see where you are coming from op. But my dcs don't get anything from either grandparents when they go away, so it is quite common.

[Pandemoniaa]

It all depends on how much this trip was hyped up in terms of shopping. Only I do hate people who think they've an automatic right to get presents but actually, if the OP's MIL had gone on and on about buying stuff then maybe it isn't totally U to think something might come the way of the OP's DD.

I did, I confess, buy a really cute couple of outfits for my dgd (personally I don't treat a grandchild as "extended family") in Seattle earlier this year but I didn't go to the States to go shopping so certainly didn't spend my trip trawling through the shops. Neither did my ds or dil assume they were getting anything so it was lovely to surprise them with some homecoming presents.

I always think it's better if people say nothing about bringing stuff home on holiday. That way you don't get misunderstandings and unrealistic expectations.