I'm sure tomorrow will bring a lot of "what were you thinking?" Christmas gifts, so I thought this would be a fun thread. Today DH's aunt dropped by with gifts for LO, including half a package of socks. Apparently they buy socks for their dog, but he only needed a couple of pairs... It was all wrapped and everything.
Re: NWMR- strangest gift you've received this year?
This was last year but DH's bio mom usually gives us really WTF-Type gifts
Last year DS (age 2 at the time) received
(1) another copy of a book she had given him the year before (exact same board book)
(2) a set of 4T underwear
(3) a button up Ed Hardy knock off shirt with a big dragon on it that looked like it would fit an 8 year old
The worst part was DS, of course, loved his "dragon shirt".
Eta: the presents for this year are in! This year she gave dd boy clothes that were two Sizes too small (she's only 9 months so getting too small clothes I would excuse, getting the wrong gender has me really annoyed).
Dh got a key chain, I got the classic earrings with no pierced ears and ds came out the best with an ugly tank top that is the correct size plus a set of gorgeous Richard scary books.
If she had to get a good gift for just one person I'm glad it was our 3 year old....we have a boy and a girl though.
My mother gave it to me. I'm alone a lot with my girls. I understand her being concerned. However, we've never discussed my thoughts on safety or weapons in my home. It's been five days since I opened the taser as we opened all of our gifts from my parents before traveling out of state to see the in laws. I now think of it as a very thoughtful gift, almost too thoughtful. Nevertheless, WTF was racing through my mind when I first realized what it was.
And that's it.
Did I mention she's a GIRL.
Post it notes.
Still educational and fun but definitely different. Sil ordered it off amazon and didn't realize it until we got it out of the packaging
I need to preface this by first saying I *really really* love my MIL, but she is kinda goofy sometimes.
She spoiled us this year, I got an electric knife and glass storage dishes (both of which I needed, and said I needed when we had Thanksgiving at our house this year) but then I opened up my last gift - biolage shampoo and conditioner. I almost laughed. I dont think she meant anything by it because she knows (and often says) how clean we are. I think she was just going on the "girls like hair care products" thing. lol
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I was saying I found it strange that she was essentially given a Charlie Brown costume. Because, well, she is a girl so to dress her up as a male character strikes me as odd.
I still think it's an odd gift to send to me as a baby gift. "Congratulations on the birth, welcome to the world niece - here is a yellow onesie with a black stripe."
Of course the joke is kind of on me because with her bald head and furrowed brow she did make a rockin' Charlie Brown and we all got a kick out of it.
However among the blankets and bows, the pink tulle and stuffed animals I stand by my assessment that it's odd.
Note that I didn't ever call it bad. The post asked for "odd" I think that's an odd newborn gift.
MIL recently retired and has been working on cleaning out their house of old stuff, which they have lived in for 35 years or so. Apparently her strategy was to wrap things up and give them as presents. So DH's two gifts from them were 1. His college cheerleading uniforms, and 2. A cookbook from his childhood. My gift from them was a set of electric candles that have very obviously been sitting in the attic for years.
My dad gave us a copy of his wedding video. He was married 12 years ago and his wife recently passed away. We also got a book of pictures of her that had been displayed at her funeral. I get that he is grieving and never in a million years would I say anything but that is a morbid Christmas gift.
And that was all we got from either set of parents.
Hope not . Although she lives a few states away....and got me a dancing reindeer the year before....
I have not listened to it.