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No cards/gifts received from DH family on birth of DS

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2ndTimeMother · 08/11/2017 12:53

DS is now 1week old, while this is not my first child (I have 6yr old son from previous relationship) it is my husbands first biological child! (He is an amazing step parent to DS1)

We live 300 miles away from our families due to work etc, my family & friends have all sent cards, flowers, gifts & money for baby. Which is all massively appreciated.

Yet husbands family have sent nothing! He has 5 siblings & this is by no means MIL first grandchild. While MIL & some of his siblings have sent congratulations messages, AIBU to expect a card in the post?

I get that not everyone can afford gifts etc which is honestly fine we have everything we need for baby but as this is husbands first biological child I'm really upset for him that his family seemingly can't be bothered to even pop a card in the post Sad

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00alwaysbusymum · 08/11/2017 16:22

My family are not English and we just don't do cards - rarely for birthdays or other events so didn't get many from my family when my children were born, yet my husbands family send cards all the time for birthdays, anniversaries etc. Doesn't mean they love us any less it's just different

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