My MIL brought me a hoover

[MrsSleepy]

Do you think she's trying to tell me something?

Yes, my inlaws bought me a Dyson about eleven years ago. It's still with me.

ha ha what a present, my mil bought me an ironing board for my 30th birthday!!! it never got used until we had dd 2yrs later and i OCCASIONALLY have to iron some of her dresses!

So a present for the house , not for you.

Wht don't you buy her some nice cleaning materials next year?

It wouldn't have bothered me. I quite like getting things for the house if we need them. Dh does more of the housework than me and would make more use of a Hoover but I wouldn't be offended if it was given to me.

My ML bought me a framed picture of my dp's brother for Christmas one year......

my mil buys us or our ds nothing!
but my sister got me a glass!!
i thought that was odd!,just a bog standard wine glass,
oh...and it had tinsel round the rim,useful!!!the box it came in was nicer!!!lol

how nice - and expensive.

i got nothing
dh got nothing
ds1 got nothing
ds2 and dd got a box of chocs

of bil
dh got a t shirt
i got some re-gifted none branded clearly not new hand cream in a box that NEW would have not cost more than £2.50

ds1 - nothing
ds2 - nothing
ds3 - nothing

ive just done next years xmas presents and ive bought

sil - cheapo hand cream gift box bollox from 'super saver'
bil - box of lynx
their dd1 aged 19 is getting nothing from us
their ds aged 10 - yet to buy for but it wont be much

the fucking miserable cunts

competitive 'how little can i buy for my family' ?NEVER EVER EVER come across this fucking bullshit

total fuckers
fuck them

custard....your post made me smile :)
your right tho,why do people even bother???id sooner have nothing then a thoughtless gift!
my sister was a miserable cow this year! i got her so much...and she slags off people who give her thoughtless gifts like cups/hand cream/GLASSES!/vases....pot=black!!!!

I don't mind she got me a hoover, When she came over earlier I made sure I was testing it out

She always gets for me and the DC even though they are not my DH biological kids, I have no moans about her at all, She's just set in her ways and no doubt had no idea what to get me.

Ihatecebeebies what did you say when you opened it?

I got a blender off my DH! He thought I would like it as the old one bit the dust 2 weeks ago! A packet of 5 twix off FiL!

I got Sweet FA off my parents.

How random is a packet of Twix!

An ex bought me an ironing board one year.......................welcome to Dumpsville!

The last 3 years when asked I've told my parents I want electrical/ household items and they've obliged. I've had, steamer, saucepans and slow cooker Also some decorative stuff for my room/flat. (I'm a LP though if that makes any difference?) M/D ususally bought PJ's, smellies, new top etc as well for 'me' iyswim?

This year I said HP Deathly Hallows part 2 DVD and my mum said and........

nothing I said - I don't need anything now!

My sister gave mum a list (has a 6 weeks old baby) and as my Dbro had asked for 2 CD's - she was at a loss (bless her!).

And to our complete shock and surprise she bought me (and bro) TV's So I now have one that has a clear picture and the volume stays in one place!!!

When I could talk again and thank mum/dad she said - well I knew yours our old 15yo one was on it's way out and knew you'd go without rather than ask for one/ ask to borrow money for one. I LOVE my Mum and Dad.

I was impressed this year when ex-MIL rang xmas day and when DS father rang later I discovered she hadn't rang him - her own son. Just worth mentioning that I got one up on the cunt for extra xmas cheer!

I wouldn't mind a hoover if it's what I wanted but may wonder why she chose it for me

"its nice to see you keep your house as messy as you kept mine"

one of the nicest (yes really) things Mommy Dearest has ever said to me

send her to me i am in need of a good hoover

This year from DP I got new wheels for my bicycle, a T-shirt, and a tool belt.

MIL (DP's mum) got me a pie dish, and a sports top.

My parents gave me money towards a new shed.

We will see FIL (DP's dad) for NYE so not exchanged presents yet, although he did manage to address the Christmas card to DP's ex (we have been together nearly 4 years).

Fortunately, my family know me well, and I am utterly delighted with my presents

I also get on very well with FIL, so will enjoy the milage I will get out of teasing him for his mistake.

sleepy I didn't know what to say to be honest, I felt really awkward and she told me I could put it in my livingroom (with the ugly frame that matched NOTHING in the room either so couldn't even replace the pic ...).

It wasn't like her other son and I were really good friends or anything either, I hardly knew him if I'm honest, we didn't talk much and we only seen his family once or twice a month too - needless to say it ended up at the back of the cupboard

We all got fuzzy socks from mum this year, all in shades of pink/purple/peach. She has apparently forgotten that DS exists...

They are nice socks and we wore them the whole day, but the odd thing is that she apologised about them saying she had no time to get anything, which is weird because there are 365 days from one Christmas to the next.

preciousmuch - are you married to one of my brothers? If not, I fear my mum has a double ... alarming thought!

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too funny!