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What would you do?
In article xjKHg.727$nR2.106@trnddc03,
Taria wrote: She gave the quilt to the woman. SHe has no rights to it. She has told her she would buy it back. At some point you have to just drop the whole thing, learn a lesson and move on. The woman isn't deserving of a quilt. Don't give her another. Don't have any dealings with her and quilts. MIL is trying to get your goat, is ignorant or both. I wouldn't give her the satisfaction or any more gifts. Let your dh buy her gifts from now on. She's his mother. Taria Good point, Taria. And I'd hesitate to play the "family-first" card, too, since one's MIL *is* family, after all. Just tell her that you can't/won't make the quilts. Explaining the cost might work, but a simple "no" is probably the best bet. If she tries to wheedle you into it, just keep repeating, "no". I'm pulling for you -- I know what it feels like to have to develop some heels to dig in! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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What would you do?
Yes, that's right. I'll edit my first comment. You really do have to "let
go" when you give something as a gift, even if you get burned. So I wouldn't demand to get it back, but maybe watch for it at the garage sale or offer to buy it at a "preview". Taria's post hits the nail on the head. Well said. KJ "Taria" wrote in message news:xjKHg.727$nR2.106@trnddc03... She gave the quilt to the woman. SHe has no rights to it. She has told her she would buy it back. At some point you have to just drop the whole thing, learn a lesson and move on. The woman isn't deserving of a quilt. Don't give her another. Don't have any dealings with her and quilts. MIL is trying to get your goat, is ignorant or both. I wouldn't give her the satisfaction or any more gifts. Let your dh buy her gifts from now on. She's his mother. Taria KJ wrote: This whole conversation has me dumbfounded. I think you should get your quilt back ASAP. If it IS faded, try some of the fabric paints to re-embellish it. But I still wouldn't let her think it was OK to sell it at a garage sale that soon after you gave it to her. And as to the request to make quilts for her bosses....everyone has said it much better than I can. NO! KJ "Debbie" wrote in message news:wSIHg.34$pX3.27@trnddc07... Yes, but she said it was faded so you wouldn't want it, didn't she? I'd try to save it. You'll be sad if it goes. No, when I looked astonished that she was selling it, she said it was faded (that's her reasoning for wanting to sell an almost new quilt) Debbie |
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Nancy in NS wrote: Honestly! I've never heard of such a thing -- even if your MIL had NO appreciation for the value of a quilt, the fact that it was a gift would make it a keeper in my house! Exactly!!! I have some crafty items in my home that Harri's youngest nephew made for us for the last few Christmases (sp?). They are all used and/or displayed in places of honor not least because the little guy made them himself. Erin |
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