in-laws and ornaments WWYD

ali-1411 · December 2011

Every year, the inlaws send each of us an ornament. All 4 of us - me, DH and the kids - we all get an ornament. They've been sending DH an ornament every year since he left home at 18. He's 32. Count them up, folks. That's a lot of freakin ornaments from people that I don't even like.

Would you just start boxing them up and not using them? That kind of makes me feel bad that they're spending money on things I won't use. Is there any way to tell them to stop with the ornaments already?

FireChiefsBride · December 2011

I'd have a special box for them, labeling whose is whose. Then when the kids are older they can choose what they want to take.

Maybe just put this years or last on the tree, depending on when you get them.

ali-1411 · December 2011

FireChiefsBride:
I'd have a special box for them, labeling whose is whose. Then when the kids are older they can choose what they want to take.
Maybe just put this years or last on the tree, depending on when you get them.

That's a really good idea. And I can just keep the rest in a box.

Nessia · December 2011

My kids each have their own tree to put their special ornaments. Nico's is full of cars, boats and fish and Mia's is Balerinas. That way their ornaments don't mess with the color theme of the main tree. Yeah I know who cares but they actually love having their own tree.

august8080 · December 2011

I would decide which ones you/the kids want to keep and donate the rest. No need to keep them in a box for years.

Chandley · December 2011

Maybe rotate them out each year?

abh1977 · December 2011

I have 2 trees....my pretty one in the living room, and then one in the game room for the stuff I don't love but feel obligated to use.

I like the pp's idea of trees in the kids' rooms for their ornaments. And maybe just use some of the ones they send instead of all of them? Or put a garland somewhere and put the ornaments on that instead of your tree.

Chandley · December 2011

on the other hand, if you have a gun you could always use them as clay pigeons for target practice...

sweetdreams2000 · December 2011

Oh no, I hope this doesn't happen to us! DH's sis has been giving DH and I separate ornaments for the last 8 years too. . . I've just been picking a few and putting them on the tree, but leaving some packed up. I like the cause she supports when buying the ornaments, but my tree is becoming overrun with ornaments that weren't from DH or me, so I've decided to limit them on the tree.

MrsNole · December 2011

Nessia:
My kids each have their own tree to put their special ornaments. Nico's is full of cars, boats and fish and Mia's is Balerinas. That way their ornaments don't mess with the color theme of the main tree. Yeah I know who cares but they actually love having their own tree.

Such a good idea!

AustinAggie01 · December 2011

My IL's do the same thing and yeah, it adds up. I pick a few to hang on the tree each year and leave the rest in the box. In the future, I plan on letting each kid have a little tree in their rooms and hanging their ornaments there. Even though I wouldn't have chosen the majority of the ornaments, I think it's a nice tradition. When they move out, they'll have a box of special personal ornaments from their grandparents. Then, they can decide what they'd like to keep. I don't really think it makes sense to let myself or a 3-year-old decide what they may or may not like when they are grown.

finsup · December 2011

You could box them all up separately, and then make it that box have an accident? :-)

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