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To think that this is a cheek?

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Wellandtrulybaffled · 18/08/2015 09:47

I'm keeping details vague in the hope not to out myself. There's a bit of a backstory about this relative and me finding her overbearing and interfering.

I've recently had a baby, we're talking weeks old. A close relatives dd has just found out that she's the same number of weeks pregnant.

We bought new baby things and my in laws bought a travel system for the baby. The babies things weren't overly expensive but not cheap (for us) in that we saved up for what we wanted but we could afford it iyswim.

Close relative has been very sneery about the baby things being new.

Close relative has phoned me and has apparently offered her dd our babies things including the travel system. Bearing in mind our baby won't even be one when theirs is born. She's told me she'd be willing to buy the travel system but that it would be nice if we gave it to them as a gift. She also said that if I clean up the Moses basket to give then they won't even know that it's not new. She then said something along the lines of she supposes there'll be other things we can pass on too.

Now of course we would be happy to pass some things on. But, our baby will still be using the travel system, the baby is still currently sleeping in the basket and although it won't be being used in 8 months time it feels really grabby besides the fact that we haven't even discussed whether we will be keeping things for any potential next baby.

When I pointed out to relative that our baby will still be using the travel system she got really arsey.

I literally don't know what to think.

Am I wrong to think that this is madness?

OP posts:
OnlyLovers · 19/08/2015 09:48

Stop suggesting that she gives reasons/explanations or says sorry to the cheeky bint!

The ONLY response required is 'This isn't your stuff to give away; what are you talking about?'

nortonhouse · 20/08/2015 21:24

Your baby still needs all of these things. Any children you might/will have in future will also need these things. So you will be holding onto them. That is all you need to tell her - end of. Unbelievably rude of her to volunteer to give away things that don't belong to her.

thecatsarecrazy · 20/08/2015 21:45

Please don't give them anything. I used everything for both my children.

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