Just putting this out there - I’m not being ungrateful at all just trying to contribute to the threat and getting a few things off my chest!
So, my in laws just don’t do Christmas the way I do or have done throughout my life (which is fine) but since having kids i have found myself saying don’t get them anything they have too much if you want to get things her bedding, socks or pjs (stuff like that) this has also stopped too btw.... I just say don’t buy things it’s okay.
My mother in law buys everything in charity shops (again, that’s fine) but there’s something about giving my small children ripped and worn gifts that tbh they wouldn’t even want if they were new out of the box anyway and I find my house full to the brim with broken, worn and things they wont and don’t ever use. I’ll give an example, so one of my sons (2 at the time) was gifted a sticky dirty (missing pieces) jumperoo.... he was 2. My partner just says she means well ofc sure, but we have no use for it
I don’t mean to grumble but some people are better not gifting as big as their hearts may be.
(it’s not a lack of money either btw a very lavish wealthy woman, just know how she has so much money now - shopping at charity shops)