Present from SIL for 6yo DTSs is a bath towel each!

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Its both hilarious and annoying! What are they going to think?

I got my DC bath towels - had dinosaurs on. They were impressed.

Are they children's towels?

Sil bought my girls towels each at about that age. They absolutely loved them.

My children were given bath towels (with their names embroidered on) by a friend - they loved them.

At least its useful.

God you sound horribly ungrateful.

I think its great....erm....why is it annoying..?

I speak as the recipient of a bottle of vagisil once....oh yes....thank you mother in law...my chuff is neither sensitive, itchy nor stale....meh.

why is it annoying?
somebody has bought them a gift
sounds like you have your own agenda

I would be quite happy with it.

Vagisil!

God i love my mil she buys me books and booze

Why is it hilarious/ annoying? They're six, surely they don't care about gifts that early? At least it's something.

Are they ordinary white ones or in some way "cool"? My kids would rather like them if they were, say, Angry Birds or something, or indeed completely vast and snuggly.

I bet you can sell it to them, "it will be like aunty is giving you a cuddle every bath time" or some such.

Are you expecting the DTs to think they're crap because they would like big lumps of expensive plastic? Nothing wrong with a present being a little bit practical. If, however, they are plain self-coloured normal towels then YANBU.

I got a towel as a gift when I was seven, I think it is possibly the only childhood gift I still have and use. I'm now 34 :o

I got a towel as a gift when I was seven, I think it is possibly the only childhood gift I still have and use. I'm now 34 :o

I got my own towel at 9 used it into adulthood when it fell apart.
My dc have been given a few towels. Some character some just a nice colour. They love having their own towels.

Gosh I bought towels for my nieces - with their names embroidered on them. :(

Similar to the others, my kids would love them if they were of popular characters etc. They use them as blankets on their beds sometimes too, or to sit with on the sofa like a snuggle blanket. If they are plain block colours, not so much though!

My MIL has given me antibacterial dishcloths for Christmas. Twice.

How thoughtful

MIL bought DS2(4) a Met Police mug

What's wrong with bath towels?

New towels are lovely and soft and fluffy and they will love having their own towels.

They can have a lovely bath on Christmas night and if you warm their towels up, they'll so so snug and toasty for them.

God, I wish someone had bought me a new bath towel

Every hoopy frood should know where their towel is. Be thankful.

Daddypigs....my MIL is the stuff of MN legend....vile!

I think a towel is a lovely gift! Not so much for a yoing child if it's completely plain but if it's distinctively theirs, they will enjoy using it.

' hilarious and annoying', oh no, don't say that.

I have bought DD, also 6, a big bath towel. She saw it a few weeks ago while shopping with me and thought it was big and soft and pretty 'luuuvvverly mummy, just luuuuvvverly'. She asked for it for Christmas.

They'll probably really like them.

My kids got personalised towels from MIL last year, was a great present.