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headoverheels
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nursery/MIL dilemma
i can't believe i forgot to post about this 
so on sunday, my MIL said that when the baby is born and we tell everyone what the name is, she is going to make something for the nursery.
then she said something about "well i already know the initials (we told her) so i can buy those letters."
this makes me think that she is going to do letters to hang on the wall.
now i know a lot of people do this, and it looks cute. trouble is, i don't want it in my nursery. i like the way our nursery looks without the name letters.
is there any way i can stop her from doing this? or am i going to have to suck it up and say thanks?  and what if i don't even like how she painted them? we don't exactly have the same taste in stuff.
help!! i am in IL hell this month 
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Posted 8/28/08 3:56 PM  |
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MsMBV
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
Put them on a wall in the closet
OK not helpful I admit.
Maybe wait & see what they look like. If you do not want to hang them, maybe put them on a bookshelf or another existing surface?
Message edited 8/28/2008 3:58:06 PM.
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| Posted 8/28/08 3:57 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
Posted by MsMBV
Put them on a wall in the closet
PIMP 
i seriously just laughed out loud.
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| Posted 8/28/08 3:58 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
tell her you bought nursery letters.....then just 'forget' to put them up. This will cut her off at the pass.
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| Posted 8/28/08 3:58 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
randomly mention you saw this picture of a nursery with the baby's name and didn't like the way it looked. Maybe she'll get the hint?
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:00 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
Posted by headoverheels
Posted by MsMBV
Put them on a wall in the closet
PIMP
i seriously just laughed out loud.
 
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:00 PM |
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Lizzy
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
I would say wait and see what she does first to avoid offending her and then if you really don't like them, just don't put them up
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:09 PM |
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Katie111806
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
Posted by headoverheels
Posted by MsMBV
Put them on a wall in the closet
PIMP
i seriously just laughed out loud.
i was going to say on the back of the door or in the closet door!
Ugh, i have these same issues LB. My monster in law keeps offering stuff that she kept from when she was pregnant and let's just say, not only is the stuff old and unsafe, it's not my taste at all. Some of the things we have sucked up and taken (and will take out when she visits) and other stuff we have politely declined.
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:09 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
Oh I have another idea, you can accidentally 'lose' them in the garbage can when she asks where they are.
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:11 PM |
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mamallama
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
maybe you can hang them on the door?
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:14 PM |
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MarisaK
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
Ugh - this is one of my HUGEST pet peeves !! Please do not decorate MY HOME for me !!! -
I'd just tell her in passing that you keep seeing those letter things in nurseries and your hate them (Even if you don't HATE them, I think you need to make a point about disliking them, even if you know it's just a matter of "it's not really my thing" or "i don't think it 'goes' with the rest of the design of the nursery" ........HOPEFULLY if she knows you absolutely hate something, she won't insist on making it for you -
And I know people mean well, but it drives me insane when people INSIST on giving you things to decorate your home in THEIR taste -
My Godmother does needlepoint (among buying me a ton of chachka crap that I can not stand) - I know it takes her FOREVER and she puts SO much time and effort into it, but it's completely NOT my thing, - and now what? I'm forced to display this thing in my house?
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:16 PM |
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hmm8191
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
UGH! I'm so sorry. That's so annoying. My MIL has been doing some needlepoint nonsense for weeks now. At first it was bibs which is fine but now I think she's doing something she expects me to hang on  's wall. I think it's presumptuous and annoying but it's too late to say anything.
I think the pp's suggestions about dropping comments about not liking the letter is your best bet.
Good Luck! MIL's are the worst!!
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:22 PM |
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WilliesWife
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
I would say....when she mentions where they are (because you never hung them) i don't know they just fell of the wall on day and broke......must be cheap...
Message edited 8/28/2008 4:42:02 PM.
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| Posted 8/28/08 4:41 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
all great suggestions ladies... i am totally bookmarking this thread thanks
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| Posted 8/28/08 5:41 PM |
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MrsPornStar
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
Posted by MrsRbk
randomly mention you saw this picture of a nursery with the baby's name and didn't like the way it looked. Maybe she'll get the hint?
I agree. I also think you could put just the first initial on the door if you don't like it. Otherwise, tape it up whenever you know she's coming to visit. Use some of those blue sticky things that will hold items but not damage the wall.
Otherwise, tell her that the baby broke them.
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| Posted 8/28/08 5:46 PM |
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2ofakind05
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Re: nursery/MIL dilemma
I vote for the closet idea. That was funny. However, I agree with the other ladies about hanging them on the back of the door, or just the initial on the door with sticky stuff just when she comes over. And if you forget one time, or she surpirses you, just say they keep falling down.
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| Posted 8/28/08 6:08 PM |
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