To be annoyed that mother-in-law is doing my kids' Christmas stocking?

[Nickname1980]

Ok first world problem.

This is really bugging me and I think I am being unreasonable but I can't help it!

Anyway. I made my DCs' Christmas stockings this year, a bad knit job, but I'm proud of them as I can't make anything much. Anyway, yesterday, MIL says "oh I found my kids' old stockings! So I'm going to fill them up for your children on Christmas Day. You can hang them at the end of their beds in the morning" blah blah blah.

Immediately I replied "oh thank you" because I was surprised and I am basically a people pleaser and didn't want to say no.

She then said it would bring so much joy to her and her mother (their great granny) to do that together, that they've already started buying the gifts.

Then I told her that I'd already knitted the kids' stockings because I really don't want her to take over. She replied "oh well, these are heirlooms!"

Am I being mean that I don't want her to do their stockings? That she had her chance to do it when her kids were little and that it's my turn now?

She does a lot for us, and tries really hard, and utterly dotes on my DC. Am I just being totally selfish and should I let her do this?

I know. Total first world problems. I wonder if I should just feel lucky that she wants to be so involved?!? But I just feel a bit annoyed that she's trying to take over.

And they actually get very little at Xmas as DH's family don't bother with them. So it's nice that they have a close relationship with my parents who enjoy doing things like this for them.

I had to tell all of the grandparents to stand down two Christmases ago. MIL has 13 grandchildren and buys shed loads of poundland shite. DM only has my children and was buying/spending more than Santa. Meanwhile, I am trying my best to not fill our house with shite/end up with entitled brats who have so much stuff they don't know what to play with. And I do think that there is a complete overkill these days, with Santa being everywhere you look, popping into parties before hand and giving out sweeties/small presents. Crazy amounts of consumerism. We didn't have all of this when we were kids.

So now, we are back to basics. If grandparents wish to contribute to stockings and join us on Christmas day, they are welcome too. But ultimately, this is our show.

www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/11/24/parents-urged-stop-pretending-father-christmas-real/

Has a grandmother myself I wouldn't have been offended if you told me that you had made your own stockings for the kids, but what's wrong with using both?