AGAIN WITH THE MIL ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Angel786]

Firstly sorry as I've posted here before about this and hate to say it but will probably do so again.

MiL came to visit yesterday and as with all her visits she was armed with crap. One free toy she had picked up from cow and gate. Some of her leftover food that she took out the freezer (not enough for DH and I but apparently she deliberately made extra for us) AND...

2 grown up handbags for my 10month old DD. Handbags she says she bought new for DD. Handbags that smell of their house (fried food / cooking curry). Handbags that are dirty inside and have been USED.

This is not the first time this has happened. She tried to pass off her daughter's (35 year old) baby clothes as new from mothercare for my DD and my DH's baby blanket (30 years old) as new from Debenhams. She (badly) made clothes and said she'd bought them.

Don't get me wrong if she said I'm clearing out the shit from my house, do you want it? I would say politely, thanks that's v kind but I've got enough shit. BUT WHAT ANNOYS ME is she LIES! WHY LIE!? WHY pretend this stuff is new?

I am so angry. Does she think I'm stupid?

Help me please someone before my brain implodes....

meant to add that we also inherit odd vile items (a horrid cutlry set, mad curtains, odd stools) but i have learnt just to say no thanks, it's very knid of you to offer but I'm trying to cut back on xxxx. Up until a year or two ago we accepted everything they didn't want and thrust upon us cos it was expected.

Smile, take them, thank her, bin them...

chrissas think that's what I will do, give them to charity if no good.

sky some of the stuff she gives is useful, I don't mind that it's not new I just don't like the fact she lies. Not just omits the truth but goes out of her way to say I went to xxx and bought this for dd, even puts things in carrier bags from shops she says she has bought them from. Would love to see a pic of those curtains btw!

nAnny again I don't mind that it's a small portion but why lie and say I made xxx for you and dh yesterday when really she's grabbed sth from the freezer. I wldnt mind if she said oh I thought you might like to try this / I brought this for you. It's those lies that irritate me.