Ok this is not a rant about the M.i.l more a general wondering about how others would react.
I have a New baby and Two other children . Their paternal grandparents live here half the year And the rest abroad so i appreciate them spending Time with the children.
It started with the M.i.l buying a few bits here and there which i consider gifts however last week she randomnly bought a New coat for My middle Child - he has 3 at home!
The eldest is 9 and so can actually be asked and can have a conversation with M.i.l , Also she has very particular tastes and would tell her if she wouldnt wear something .
Another day she commented on how my son's trousers look like pyjamas and was he really going to wear them - he is 2 and very sensitive to texture so these were very soft. I Said "What's the problem with them?" And she went quiet.
So this weekend after changing Said child's clothes into an outfit she'd bought , and received lots of nice comments on, announced in front of several other relatives :
"I'm going to buy My own wardrobe of children's clothes for them "
I asked why and she Said "because i want to " !?!
Is this strange ?
How would you react ?
They have plenty of clothes and really do not need anything extra Anyway.