Son’s Birth Has Been Immortalised On A Cushion

[WheelieBinPrincess]

Let me preface by saying I love my father in law.

But he’s of the sentimental tat type. Blue ‘I love you’ bears, photo frames and key rings and the like. Forever Friends stuff from the early 90’s. Things in baskets. Ornaments of animals hugging each other for no reason, wearing tutus.

We said no presents this year because I don’t want the tat. But we said it was because we just moved and didn’t want more stuff. He didn’t listen obviously, the baby has about ten ‘baby’s first Christmas’ outfits now. We didn’t even see FIL until Boxing Day.

But the icing on the Christmas cake of tat this year- a cushion he’s had printed, with the biggest picture of me holding the baby about two minutes after he was sliced out of me 😂

And lots of little pictures around the edge of me and the baby looking rough on the ward because it was hotter than the sun and everybody was crying. And one of the baby naked and bewildered getting weighed.

Now, I don’t have much issue of him being in possession of these pictures, DH sent them because he was going nuts asking for updates and crazing the ward to let him visit.

But on a cushion?! It’ll have to go in a cupboard and put on the sofa when he visits because he will ask where it is.

What present did you get that you can’t get rid of but will be hiding away?

@Sideswiped

Oh dear, you can't even re-gift something like that, can you?

Oh you can, you wrap it op and keep it until the baby's 18th birthday.

18th birthday present sorted then!

@Eloraa

Not me - thank fuck - but my uncle made a stained glass picture of the business end of his wife giving birth and presented it to her on the baby’s first birthday.

It isn’t displayed in their house.

I cannot believe nobody has asked for more details on this @Eloraa

A stained glass what now?!

Also OP you need to scan the cushion so you can have it printed onto a 13th birthday cake. You're welcome

Oh give over @notacooldad. There’s a lot of love there!

Some of you have made me chuckle too! The poster who said about the dog and late husband looking up to heaven!! I wouldn’t have known whether to laugh or cry. That’ll take some getting used to.

Good call about the birthday cake 😆 and I’ll be sure to tell him that in the pic of us on the ward, I’m not weeping because of the joy and momentum of the occasion, but because they’d just told me there wouldn’t be any toast.

He does sound very kind and thoughtful but dear God how naff....

I would follow the advice earlier to pop a cushion cover over it when he's not around. You shouldn't hurt his feelings but no way could I live with that in my home.

Having a bit of a clear out and I found one of the photos my beloved late gran took of me - she was always catching you at awkward moments. It made me cry remembering her. As cringe as the cushion is, sounds like you've got a lovely FIL and so sweet that he cares this much.

This answer is close at hand, keep the cushion out at feeding time, enough spit up will make it "sadly" beyond saving...

I have a few ornaments from my Gran that could be charitably called “an acquired taste”. They are kept in a cupboard in the living room and brought out when she visits. No harm done.

@User154871 DMIL was lovely, but had no boundaries. One year she bought me a sparkly thong (not something I would ever wear in a million years) because “she knew DH was turned on by my ass”

I think DH had a word with her after that, I got shower gel the following year.

@Orphlids

I genuinely found myself weeping with envy as I read your OP, *@WheelieBinPrincess*.. I know it’s light-hearted, and it is very amusing, but what I wouldn’t give to have a family member who took such pride in me and my child.

Honestly he seems like a sweetheart!! I envy you as my Dad was absent and when he showed up he was a selfish anchor. My FIL is obsessed with his grand-daughter, his other sons, not ours, unfortunately! 🥲 He seems like he is fully engaged and loving the journey with you. Wow - babysitter on tap. Enjoy and celebrate your very good luck!! 😍😍😍

@wentworthinmate

If it wasn't for the cushion you might forget you've had a baby.

too right!!

@notacooldad

Your Fil does something that he thinks is nice for you and you'll like it and all you can do is mock him on a public forum

To be honest I think it's a shit thing you've done.

Get a grip and get on another forum! 🧐

[quote Changechangychange]@User154871 DMIL was lovely, but had no boundaries. One year she bought me a sparkly thong (not something I would ever wear in a million years) because “she knew DH was turned on by my ass”

I think DH had a word with her after that, I got shower gel the following year.[/quote]
Laughing my head off! I would love to have seen her saying that and looked at your face!! 😜

@WorkHardPlayHard1
Get a grip and get on another forum! 🧐
Since when did you become the guardian of MN threads!🤣
So only people who have the same opinion as the OP are allowed here?🤷‍♀️
Which forum do you suggest for me?🤣