felt better when they forgot

My in laws are all divorced and remarried and former steps are still family, so there's a ton of them! Every year they each ask my husband for a short list of what I would like. Last Christmas I received 3 crockpots, 2 vacuum cleaners, and 3 deep fryers... yep he gave em all the same list lmao

I have an eccentric uncle and aunt. One year my entire family got white-out for Christmas. The next year we took our vacation to their house in the Florida Keys. The closet of one of the bedrooms was full of Frosted Flakes cereal. That Christmas everyone received Tony the Tiger baseballs. The next year we were given items from a drug store that my aunt had bought the inventory when it went out of business. Things like bars of store brand bath soap and aloe.

This almost seems on purpose...

My mother got me a rock with the words "iPod" written on it for Christmas one year... She thought it was hilarious.

My mother in law doesn't even have my phone number. Lmao.

I know it must be annoying but it could be worse.

@ Kim when I was like "I'm not your great- grandmother dude?" he seriously didn't know what I was talkin about until he took a better look at the card. He just picked up the prettiest card without reading it lol??. He was like damn sorry I thought I did good hahahaha.

My mom once got me the same valentines card 2 years in a row. ?

Some of these are sad ? and some are hilarious ?

Do they remember your name at least ??? My FIL is an idiot and on my daughters Christmas gift one year wrote "Lonnies daughter," I'm sure if DH didn't have the same name as him that would have been misspelt. He also tells everyone I'm DHs "baby mama." Nope, nope I'm his wife. In laws.. Gotta love em ?.

Omg @NuNu I'm laughing so hard ???

Happy Birthday Op hope it gets better.

Happy early birthday! No comment on the gift....because I would be considered ungrateful if I got that lol

My so mom is awesome with gifts lol

Last year she got me a limited edition board game I wanted with the collector pieces! So says this year she's buying me and a friend a one day spa treatment! I can't wait! Even though surprise is ruined I'm acting like I don't know! I want that spa treatment so bad!

Lol socks and a big t shirt.. & socks for your son that don't fit. Well at least u get a sleep shirt out of it.

Eta: they bought u men's socks?

The thought can't count if there wasn't actual thought.

I can't stop laughing at you ladies ? all this talk about Christmas gets me excited lol.

My MIL gets everyone gifts from the flea market ? two years ago she gave all her church many flash lights as gift at the Christmas service. As soon as the pastor told the congregation to open up the Bibles to a verse everyone wiped out their little flash light turned it on so they could see. I wanted to run out of there so bad and laugh, Lord forgive me ?

I'm sorry! It's a crappy feeling! My mom didn't even tell me happy birthday last year, we were temporarily living with her too, oh but she "posted it on FB....." ? I'm on FB 1-2x per month... She has to show face for everyone else though.. Just do what I do, don't get them anymore bday gifts.. Neither of our parents give or receive gifts.. Lol happy bday!

My in laws don't even remember my kids birthdays.

My husband got me size medium pajamas for Christmas and was upset I've never worn them. I wear an XL and couldn't button the top over my boobs and my butt was eating the bottoms. ?

Btw happy early birthday!

My in laws gifts are usually well thought out, awesome and really helpful but then there's those times when my husband and i get things like....a pack of keychains, those little sanitizer wipes, skin so soft, lots of animal print apparel smh, hospital socks, a selfie stick??, fish oil, shower caps and super glue.........um..thanks?....jokes aside though...they are lovely people and we see now that they just like to give us the little "just in case stuff".

Lmao @mylove ... Your SO got you a card that said happy birthday great grandma!!? Wtf ? that made me laugh so hard, he probably looked at all the cards and said oh this one is girly and just grabbed it, something my DF would totally do!!

I'm sorry but I can't help but laugh ladies.

its the thought that counts

My stepmother asks me every year at christmastime what size tops do I wear, and if I need a new purse. I tell her I'm a medium unless it's from Walmart then I'm a large. And I haven't used purses in a few years. Every year I get a big purse and a bunch of XL and XXL tops off the clearance rack at kohls

The last Christmas we saw my mil I was pregnant with my son. She gave me a Christmas decoration... I always put thought into everyone else's gifts and get junk from everyone. My dad is especially bad. That same year he got me cheap "massaging" slippers. Ya they literally just vibrated no massaging at all. He asked my little sister if my mom would like these boots he was going to get her, she said no and he bought them anyway. ?

Every Christmas my MIL asks me what size boxers my husband wears. Every year I tell her large. She says "no, I'm pretty sure he wears xl" and gets xl and my husband never wears them.

Why ask when you're not going to listen?!?!

Every year I'm like...LARGE LARGE LARGE NOT XL!!!

Paybacks are a b**** . For her next birthday, get her weedeater string, a children's book, and men's shave gel.

Jakesmommy... I know what you mean with the small shirts. My SO is 6'6 and everyone gets him a large. He needs xxl or its like a belly shirt haha. I get some good night shirts out of the deal lol

^Gotta love it! ?

Lol @jake

Both receiving dollar store candles ??

My MIL has never remembered my birthday in 5 years. But for Xmas I ALWAYS get stupid dollar store candles like I don't even burn candles cause I'm paranoid about burning our apartment down with a toddler! I always just smile and say thank you. But its highly annoying especially when I do try to get her cute thoughtful gifts or even diy something I've worked hard on. Just to receive some damn $1 candles. I know the feels op.

One year for Christmas, my in laws gave me a dollar store candle and 2 pairs of fuzzy socks, while they gave their other daughter in law sitting right next to me a beautiful designer scarf. Also, every single year they give their son (my hubby) a size medium shirt. Each year we tell them he's 6'1 and wears a large. Still gets a medium the following year.

My birthday was yesterday and my MIL first asked my husband if she should send the card early because we were going to be on vacation last week, then sent me a card, tagged me in a happy birthday FB post the day before my birthday, shared the post a few hours later, then posted the same thing on my wall again on my birthday. A little nuts.

Happy birthday!

That sucks. On the bright side Least you have warm socks for winter?. An if it makes you feel better for Mother's Day my so got me a card that said happy Mother's Day great-grandma? lucky it came with a couple of my fav gift cards lol?

A card would have sufficed....

If it makes you feel any better, my grandma forgot my birthday one year and sent me a 5xl shirt with a fish on it from an alaska cruise she was. ?

Happy birthday though!