My DD is 6 mths old. When she was a couple of months old a girl I went to primary school with (Fiona) had a baby. My mum is still in contact with Fiona's mum (they see each other about 2-3 times a year), I haven't seen Fiona for at least 10-15 years. When I had DD Fiona's mum sent me a very small gift via my mum just as a token. She had 3 grand sons at this point and my mum had not sent a gift when they were born so felt a bit bad.
When the new baby girl was born my mum asked me whether I could dig out some of DDs clothes she'd grown out of for her to give to Fiona. Their family are really into recycling/reusing etc so I thought it made sense. I was surprised that Fiona sent a card to mum thanking her for the clothes and not me but wasn't bothered and forgot all about it.
Now my mum another friend who I have no connection to at all. She's an older lady with grown up grand children and I've met her once or twice when visiting my mum. She also sent a gift when my DD was born (which I was really surprised about tbh as I don't really know her and DH has never even met her). Anyway one of her grandchildren had a baby a few weeks ago. My mum asked me to find some more of DDs clothes for this grandchild woman so she doesn't have to buy a present. She even picked out the items from DDs wardrobe that she particularly and asked for them. I made up an excuse when she first asked me but she visited this week and asked me again and when I said she should just buy a small jellycat or something rather than fobbing off DDs old clothes she said she didn't want to spend the money because what if any of this woman's other grandchildren had babies?
It's not a big deal but is it just me that thinks it's weird that my mum wants to give my DDs second hand clothes to some woman neither of us have ever met and pass them off as a new baby present from her? It's not even like my mum's skint, she could easily afford to spend a tenner on a baby gift.