DH and I have been together for 9 years with two DC (6 & 8) and I have two tween/teen DC from previous marriage. DH also has a tween DD from previous marriage.
DH’s family live pretty far away but MIL often spends Christmas with us which is great. We buy all the food, booze and I cook which is fine, it’s a lot of work though. We all decided we weren’t doing gifts this year but she brought gifts for the younger DC and DSD (‘from her and all DH’s family’) but nothing for my DC. I honestly didn’t expect anything but I feel if you’re getting for one you should get for all, even if it’s a bag of chocolate! I have worked hard to make it a good Christmas and MIL can’t even get my DC a bag of chocolate buttons.
DH says I’m being grabby and unreasonable as I didn’t get anything for his nieces and nephews… This has happened in the past too and his DF never sends anything for my DC.
DH has spend most of the past few days napping on the sofa or snapping at everyone while I have to entertain MIL. He says he has a bad back. She is just mollycoddling him and yesterday was literally stroking his face after he awoke from a three hour nap and I was doing everything alone.. She left yesterday evening and his back is miraculously better. I’m fucked off!