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MIL buying people Xmas presents of me

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Choccywokky · 22/12/2016 18:28

Every year I send DHs different sets of family, I.e cousins family household...Aunt...Other cousins household etc a medium cake for the household to share. I also buy the households with children a small Christmas present for each child.

A couple of months ago MIL told me that DH aunt (who lives in her own) doesn't like what we send as , she doesn't like it and it's too big for her. I said fair enough as I don't think this Aunt was being funny or ungreatful as she is a lovely lady.

Fast forward to a few days ago. MIL has bought aunt a tin of biscuits. Has wrapped them and has written the tag of me, DH and kids. AIBU that this is my job to sort out presents of my family household, buy what I want and take them up to people?

Or should I just think oh well it's a couple of quid and wrapping paper saved for me? Grin

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bananagreen · 22/12/2016 19:42

MIL used to buy DH presents for me to give him and ask me for the money, did the same for presents for herself!

Its upto you how you handle it, you could thank her and politely say that you have already got her something, or if you haven't ask how much you owe her.

ItsNiceItsDifferentItsUnusual · 22/12/2016 19:49

It would annoy me to be honest. I wouldn't create a to-do about it, but I wouldn't be happy.

Years ago dh and I wanted to cut down on the list of people we buy for, so we decided we weren't buying for his cousin anymore. This was harmlessly communicated to MIL, who bought and wrapped a gift for said cousin, giving it to us on Christmas Eve. She's a nice woman so I just let it go, but I did feel it was overstepping the mark. We should be allowed to decide who we buy gifts for.

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