Letters from Santa

[oddwelshbird]

I don't know if I'm just reading too much into this or not, but my mother-in-law rang my DH the other day to ask for some information from him about our sons to include in a letter from Santa that the local church is organising.

I'm annoyed because she didn't think to ask if I was doing letters from Santa for the boys myself, which I have alreday done, and she's their grandmother, not mother... surely I should be the one to initiate something like this... after all you can hardly have 2 letters from santa can you! I've organised letters for the last few years (eldest 3 years, youngest 6 months) and she's never tried this before.

Is it wrong to be annoyed and planning to hide/destroy her versions when they arrive?

YANBU to be annoyed - but the reason I would be annoyed is because I hate the whole Santa thing and the lengths people go to to make their children 'believe' (ie letters, icing sugar scattered on living room floor to look like snow.....)

yanbu.

that would tick me off,
although maybe say politely weve already got it arranged and i dont want it confussing the children and putting doubts in there minds!

I think it's sweet to have a letter; wasn't planning to go that crazy... never thought of the icing sugar idea though!!

It's my youngest's first christmas and i thought it'd be nice to have something to look back at... I'm just so annoyed that she'd hijack this of all things!

She's already paid for them so i can't even ask her to stop now.

YANBU. I would be annoyed too. My MIL regularly hijacks Christmas too - she is the one to buy stocking fillers for MY children, and give loads of gifts, etc. It is my job to do this, she has had her turn when her children were young. It's my turn now!

I totally agree, it's our go now. I'm so glad I'm not alone here!

yabu, she was trying to do something nice for the children, which, so far as I am aware, is not solely their mother's prerogative

she rang your dh to ask him for info, so she probably thought that she had the making sure it hadn't already been done bit covered.

so if you really really need to be irritated with anyone (though I am not entirely sure it matters at 3 and 6 months), it should possibly be your dh.

Letters from Santa? When did this start? What on earth does he say?

He says" you've not treated your mum with the respect she deserves this year, so you can think again if you think i'm stuffing an x-box down the chimney."
Or words to that effect.

Ah. Might he say, "see your granny, she's a right cow?"

He might indeed. We obviously have a similar MIL.

No, not mine, she's with our lord in the clouds...meant the op's!

deaddei, I like your letter style!!! I might have to try that...

YABU, your oldest is only 3. They won't remember. Your MIL, however, will get some christmas joy out of it and she will remember.

Maybe I'm too pessimistic and cynical... MUST try harder to conjure up some Xmas spirit and give her the benefit of the doubt!