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Old 08-20-2009, 06:04 PM
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bearisgray
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Originally Posted by pittsburgpam
I've been reading all these posts at www.motherinlawstories.com Some of them are funny, many are just crazy. I just came across one of the Worst Gift ones that said the following. Some of these ranting and raving daughters-in-law are unbelievable too.

Worst gift: My monster-in-law makes quilts to enter into shows around the country. After she is done with them, she gives them to my children as gifts. She says that she is specifically making them for my kids, but uses them for herself to win prizes. She actually gave me one as a Christmas gift last year. Apparently, she wanted to enter it in a contest. I had called her from a fabric store to see what I needed to buy to hang it on my wall. While I was at the store on the phone with her, asking her what I needed to buy to hang my quilt, she told me, "Oh yeah, I was going to ask to borrow it back to enter it in a contest." I was speechless. The great thing is that I tell my DH, and his response is that I need to stop starting with her!!!!!!
I think the monster MIL should stop giving her quilts to this family -

I do see butterflywing's point - the DIL's viewpoint of the MIL's apparent order of priorities in making and giving the quilts.


One of the things I treasure most is a love note from my DH written on a scrap of paper. (Haven't gotten one lately, but he did change the flat tire without fussing a week ago!)
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