We’ve had issues with mil adhering to boundaries since I got pregnant with my first. I also acknowledge my husband is part of the problem bc he’s always too nice & is never firm with her. My mil won’t stop buying my kids stuff. I’m assuming it’s her love language, cool, but it’s fucking excessive, especially considering we rent our house from her and she won’t fix shit (including my son’s room which doesn’t have heat so we are forced to use a heater fan). I’ve put thousands into this house bc she won’t fix stuff & I’m just done bc we are ready to find our own house now. She’ll do stuff like ask what clothes the kids need. I’ll tell her they don’t really need anything but if she wants, she can get my oldest some leggings. Within the next week 20 PAIRS of leggings were delivered to my house.

Just now I remembered she said that she brought toys over for Christmas when I wasn’t home. So I went in the basement to look & even tho I heard my husband tell her multiple times to stop buying things, I found 32 fucking toys in my basement. My toddlers are only 15 months apart & do not need all that. I live in a small home. I have no room for all of them. I feel like scream crying right now because she won’t just fucking listen.

ETA my husband won’t donate bc he things it’s rude + mil specifically asks to see them playing with those toys on FaceTime.