There is a bit of a back story but a lot will be outing. Ex SIL has form for being quitee me me and loves attention/ a bit of drama.
Ex and I seperated in Nov, we have two DCs one aged 3 (she has a medical condition - relevant), and a baby aged 8 months. The last few months have been really tough adjusting to life as a single mum but I have struggled through, ex is on the most part fairly "helpful".
Ex MIL has planned a Xmas get together tommorow for ex's family. Me and DC were invited and ex will be working so I planned to take DC. MIL text me a week or so ago asking if I'd rather open presents tommorow or have them for Xmas day. I said if okay I'd find it easier if we exchanged gifts before as then ex could collect for me as I wouldn't manage taking lots home tommorow as DC1 needs a huge bag for his meds/emergency supplies/inhalers etc. plus all the extras the baby entails and I am bringing a portable highchair for baby to eat in. MIL fine and brought round her gifts, and the others from ex SIL, exs GPs etc.
We called SIL on Xmas day to say thank you, she kicked off big time on the phone to say MIL had no right to give us her presents and she wanted to see the DC open them tommorow. I got a bit emotional and just said I was sorry, thought she wouldn't mind as I will have so much to bring tommorow and couldn't manage to take much more with both DCs on my own, she is now in a huff with both myself and ex MIL and says she doesnt see much point coming tommorow when all gifts have been opened.
I do see her point that she may be disapointed but I think this kind of shows she wanted everyone to see what gifts she got the DCs (extravagant ones) rather than because she thought the DCs would like them/enjoy them.
I'm dreading tommorow now 