Passive aggressive Xmas presents for nightmare MIL

[Kathwithaknotc]

Please hit me up with THE best passive aggressive Xmas/birthday presents for nightmare MIL who is a right CF… must be able to pass off as thoughtful though. Age 70ish

A gift card for somewhere that is just low enough value to not buy anything from that shop, so they have add money to it.
”A donation has been made in your name to….” Charity of you choice
A tacky novelty glitter champagne glass and bottle of that bubble bath that comes in a champagne bottle
a box of black magic chocolates
a bottle of blue nun wine

I would so much like to adopt a donkey for MIL anonymously. Just wondering if she could find out who did it.

I would buy a top 3 sizes too big or regift back to her any monstrosities that she has given you over the years.

I would be delighted with this 🤣

A picture of your family in a frame that says “worlds best MIL” she will know your being sarcastic and hate it but your children and husband will wonder / ask where it is when they visit.

I used to buy the charity goat type items for my father. Always made sure it was charities that were in direct contradiction of his unpleasant world views.

@Jessica5432 Me too.

OP, I hear you. My MIL is a bike woman but she adores the kids and they adore her. I get her a nice gift each year for birthdays and Xmas but the tag only says Love from the kids. That my PA way of dealing with the fact she’s an absolute cow and never gets me anything 😂

Ooh I have another one! Get your kids to give her a present of some of those hanging wooden hearts and fridge magnets with legends such as “Nanna’s house: where hearts are big and grand-kids are spoiled” and so on 😆 Then get your kids to keep asking where she has hung them up every time you see her.

This one is literally perfect - it can say so many things at once!

www.noahhomeandgifts.com/products/hand-painted-hanging-wooden-sign-nanas-house-1?srsltid=AfmBOopKuZhnwDpSlJBYQMxjjwt5P1BYBxFmiiI0NE4eQ6pl0uElAQBB&variant=41876421673097

i read this book and really enjoyed it! My mum and I were chatting and I mentioned this book and she was so offended as though it meant she was about to die …. I really didn’t mean that I just thought it was a good/quick/easy read to make you think about clearing out your house ( and my mum REALLY needs to clear stuff!) so your MIL might be offended at receiving it but if she reads it she might like it(?) so it might be a win/win!

Light-hearted answer: I'd go with PP's suggestion of the Swedish Death Cleaning book (brilliant) thrown in with a long-haul travel brochure and a tub of Jolene.

Serious answer: buy her nothing. Leave it to DH. His problem. My mil isn't awful but I still leave it up to DH.

Vile. Op get yourself some therapy as you sound a deeply unpleasant, cruel person.

Not sure she said that did she?

I am a DIL and MN is starting to give me self-hate. Why are there so many arsey, uptight, controlling and just plain nasty DILs on here?

Anyone else fed up of women constantly being told to “be the bigger person” “rise above it” etc
I am.

OK then: be the little person.

Feel better?

People say it to plenty of people; it just so happens MN is predominantly a women's forum so it gets said to women more often.

She really doesn’t. What has given you that impression?

I prefer to match energy.

And I strongly disagree. Women are taught from a young age to just let things go and not react.

My MIL actually liked a charity goat, it was very annoying. She once bought charity gifts for the DCs, turns out a 4 year old doesn’t really understand the concept of a Christmas gift being vaccinations for other children.

I would say eldest or oldest children get taught to do that - regardless of gender.

What's her age got to do with it?

Age has nothing to do with how much respect you deserve. Respectful people deserve respect, not old people.

I haven’t read a single reply but I am here for this 🍿

every year for the last 12 years my MIL has bought utter shite. Think all the thing you hate about clothing - despite repeated requests for Next vouchers. Yet every single year I buy decent presents. And the utter tat that get bought for DC - don’t even get me started. Stressful x

Unless you live with a MIL exactly like this …… walk a mile in my shoes before you judge please x

https://www.pavers.co.uk/products/strapped-memory-foam-slippers-qing41018-327-512-navy

Perfect if she's usually well turned out. I'm not much younger than the op's MIL.