Mum is slammed as ‘ungrateful’ after she complains her mother-in-law got her NICE presents

WHEN it comes to gift giving it can be hard to always get it right.

Have you picked the right gift, have you spent too much money, or not enough? And when it comes to the in-laws it can be even harder.

One mum has taken to Mumsnet to slam the presents she received from her mother-in-law.

But not for the reasons you might think. She took to the forum site to complain that they were too NICE.

She moaned: “We agreed in advance with in-laws that we were not doing presents this year. Mother-in-law and father-in-law came to us for xmas.

“She bought me four presents including a very expensive looking amber and solid silver earring and necklace set in presentation boxes and food hampers for each of my grown DD’s (Darling Daughters) ( her SD’s) plus gift vouchers. What is she trying to prove?”

She began the thread on the  forum which has caused quite a stir.

Users slammed the mum for being ungrateful and said: “MIL’s (Mother-in-laws)can’t do right for doing wrong can they.

“I would imagine that your mother-in-law accepted the reasons why you and you darling husband could not afford presents this year but is one of those awful people who doesn’t give to receive and felt you all deserved a treat.

“Now you are resenting her gifts and thoughtfulness, how delightful of you.”

The sarcasm is cutting. But she wasn’t alone, other users criticised her too.

“She sounds like she was trying to be nice? Unless there’s a backstory, then there’s nothing at all for you to resent. Your husband is her child.”

However she did acknowledge that, as the mum’s husband has recently been made redundant, she understood how she might have felt embarrassed.

“I get that you might have felt embarrassed at her generosity though when you’re not currently in a position to reciprocate.”

Fellow mums agreed with their comments saying the mother-in-law was being unfairly victimised.

“She was probably trying to be nice. Maybe she doesn’t read Mumsnet and therefore hasn’t realised that everything a mother-in-law does will be interpreted as a hostile act.”

Meanwhile another told her to be gracious.

“It sounds like she was trying to be supportive since you DH (darling husband), her son, has been made redundant and it’s Christmas. He told her money is tight. Just be gracious.”

However, one user did spring to her side, saying that she personally would find it hard to deal with.

“Is she basically overpowering (and not very good at understanding boundaries) but well meaning?” she said.

“From your backstory – that does sound difficult to deal with.”

Overall, though, most users disagreed with the woman saying that while she might feel uncomfortable, she should be more grateful.

This mum’s tricky gift situation isn’t a unique case. Other’s took to Mumenset to complain about ‘predictable’ gifts.

Some people have gone so far as to sell their gifts on eBay…still wrapped.