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Unwanted gifts: mom advice/vent of the day
My mother called to tell me my aunt and her friend won Milo a mini motorcycle. I am beyond annoyed, my aunt has a habit of getting large and age inappropriate gifts and for that matter size/season inappropriate as well for things like clothes aka I have 12 month summer items from here. I'm kind of furious because my mom keeps calling me ungrateful over saying no, I repeat to them constantly that I have a small house, that we try to buy american/wood or organic toys, that although very kind milo doesnt need 753267 presents etc. Our policy is donate what isnt appropriate or needed. My mom continued to rant how ungrateful I am.
if we just donate and or sell I have a feeling we will be asked where it is on visits. So I just want to avoid taking it in general. I thought about telling my mom to keep it at her house until milo's older and be can use it there (my aunt lives with ny parents) Any ideas? Also any ideas how to avoid gifts we don't need?
Re: Unwanted gifts: mom advice/vent of the day
I totally agree with both of you. Plus, you live in the city so wouldn't it be dangerous for him to use it outside? (I imagine you have a small yard as well?) If they insist you take it, could you just hide it in the basement for a few months and then donate it?
I don't know, I mean, it's a gift. It's a stupid gift, but a gift nonetheless. So I think you just accept it graciously, take a picture of the kid propped up against it to send with a TY note, then ditch it.
I get having a small space and trying to be green. But if it comes with no ill intent, just stupidity, there is nothing much you really can do.
I just try to accept whatever is given to us b/c I'm sure they meant well. We aren't being showered with tons of big gifts, but when we receive something we don't like, it's just put in the basement for a while. Eventually the gift giver will forget about it, and we can put it on craigslist or out on the curb.
Oliver was given this outfit that totally wasn't my style (it also had buttons on it, which I thought was unsafe b/c he'd try to bite them off). I took a picture of him in it, sent it to my friend, and then tossed the outfit. I would normally donate, but I didn't want another baby to choke on it.
Just posted the same thing...we think alike!
Dangerous = no no in my book.
I love the take a pic and ditch it idea.
See this is what we normally do. This was a prize so i am less weary of it just annoyed it is coming to us, when my brother has a big yard and two girls under 3 who could use this way more then we could.
I just don't know how to get through to my family no more gifts. I say small house, green things, he has plenty over and over and it just doesn't sink in.
I hate to say it, but just accept it, write a thank you note then donate it.
People want to give gifts that THEY want to give. You're never going to get around that.
You can, however, control it best if you accept the gift as opposed to asking them to keep it at their house. For instance, the best way to ensure your kid never gnaws on an evil plastic toy from China is to take it home and then get rid of it.
give it to your brother and fam.
aunt would know!
i just talked to my mom about it, she gets it sort of i told her either her house or its getting sold/ donated
the aunt is wacky and doesn't understand and my mom will have to hear it hence my mom refuses to keep it at her house. this aunt doesn't understand logic, for my babyshower from her we got a rocking horse meant for a 3 year old.