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To tell them to fuck off?

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DisappointedOne · 24/09/2015 20:43

One of my SILs got pregnant shortly before DD was born. As DD started growing out of things, we lent them to BIL and SIL for their baby (they live 300 miles away, as do the rest of that side of the family). We thought they'd use the stuff and then return it, but then another SIL got pregnant and the stuff got passed on with no mention to us to them. Then the first SIL got pregnant again, so they got passed back, and then the other one so they went back again. Then the last brother's girlfriend got pregnant so it all got passed on to them - again with no mention to us. So rather than being used for 1 more baby and returned they were used for 5 more in 2 years. We did ask for them back, but they were constantly in use. When we did eventually get things back, they hadn't been cleaned and some things had torn/ripped, which meant that I had to spend quite a long time fixing them before they got put away.

Got a text from SIL 1 last night asking if we still have some of the things. Yep, she's pregnant again. I'm sick of subsidising a family that only ever take from us. WIBU to tell them to fuck off and stick them on ebay?

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littledrummergirl · 18/01/2016 22:33

I wouldn't make an issue out of it. "They want to borrow it, yep, sure" Then I would forget to pack it hide it a few days before
If anyone questions it not being taken, "oh, Sorry I didn't realise/forgot you wanted you wanted to borrow it. Will try to remember for next time".
Wink

GruntledOne · 18/01/2016 22:38

Tiisha, your post was both unnecessary and spiteful.

DisappointedOne · 19/01/2016 09:15

Call from FIL this morning (in middle of manic getting ready for school process) to tell DH that some distant cousin he's never met's husband has died. Even after DH said that we were getting DD ready for school he carried on talking about the dead stranger without once asking about DD. SadAngry

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Rachel0Greep · 19/01/2016 10:55

YANBU. They sent it back to you in sh1t condition, you did the cleaning up and repairing, and then to receive a message to 'bring the hammock' would just finish me.

No way should they get it, or anything else for that matter. Your DD is better off not knowing them, by the sound of things.

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