Mother and daughter-in-law relationships can be complicated at times. However, they become even worse when the mother-in-law seemingly pays no attention to what their daughter-in-law enjoys or is interested in.
The Ask Women platform on Reddit asked what the worst gift their mothers-in-law had ever given them. It didn’t take long for women to begin sharing their stories. They shared their experiences of how their mothers-in-law had gifted them items they could never have used or even wanted, and many others sympathized; they knew what the women were going through.
The post garnered over 200 comments, each generating its likes. Women chimed in, expressing how ridiculous the items were and sharing stories about their equally unbelievable mothers-in-law.
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10. The Team Player
One woman had been dating her now-husband for a while when she celebrated her first birthday with his family. As they commemorated the day, her husband’s mother gave her a strange gift.
Her mother-in-law had gifted her a bikini decorated with a sports team’s logo. Even though the woman did not support that team, her mother-in-law had chosen the gift because her husband’s first wife had been the team’s fan.
Bikini hanging on a washing line | Source: Getty Images
9. Tissue Issues
Although one commenter lacked a personal story, she shared it on behalf of her sister. The weird gift did not come from her sister’s mother-in-law but from her aunt-in-law’s in-laws.
The woman’s aunt-in-law’s mother-in-law bought her an empty Kleenex box, explaining that she found it aesthetically pleasing. The poster clarified that while the woman was mentally sound, she still found it strange.
