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My husband and I always buy our moms a gift for their birthdays. My mom always asks for a small item...less than 30 dollars. She knows that we have bills and doesn't want us spending our money on her. When it comes to my mother in law, my husband feels that he has to spend 100 dollars. We just had a fight about how much to spend on his mother and I knocked it down from 100 to 50 dollars (which in my mind, is still too much). I feel that my husband has to make up for him never seeing her and thus wanting to spend 100 dollars. I am also bitter with this woman because she never ever recognizes my birthday...but expects everyone to recognize hers. She never says to us...you shouldn't spend that kind of money on me...you just bought a house...or anything like that.
Is it wrong for me to argue with my husband about a gift for his mom or am I right?
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I think the best solution should be is you and your husband sit down and decide a dollar amount that you two can afford to spend on each person at their birthday and that is the amount you spend. His mother shouldn't get a higher dollar amount than anyone else. Nip this in the butt so that you two do not keep arguing over it because it is going to be something that comes up every year at her birthday time. If he wishes to go over the dollar amount you two come up with as set birthday dollar amount for all birthdays then he can save some of his own money on the side to accommodate a lavish give to give his mother if he chooses to do so. It is rude that your MIL does not recognize your birthday but do not stoop to her level. Be the better person and give a modest gift to her at her birthday. Most mothers are like your own mother and do not expect outrageous gifts. It sounds like your MIL is somewhat selfish anyway and that is something you cannot change in her.
Good luck!
I think the best solution should be is you and your husband sit down and decide a dollar amount that you two can afford to spend on each person at their birthday and that is the amount you spend. His mother shouldn't get a higher dollar amount than anyone else. Nip this in the butt so that you two do not keep arguing over it because it is going to be something that comes up every year at her birthday time. If he wishes to go over the dollar amount you two come up with as set birthday dollar amount for all birthdays then he can save some of his own money on the side to accommodate a lavish give to give his mother if he chooses to do so. It is rude that your MIL does not recognize your birthday but do not stoop to her level. Be the better person and give a modest gift to her at her birthday. Most mothers are like your own mother and do not expect outrageous gifts. It sounds like your MIL is somewhat selfish anyway and that is something you cannot change in her.
Good luck!
somewhat expensive gift for mom?
Choco
i really want to get my mom something around $100-200 (it's not that expensive, but whatever)
anything besides makeup, clothes, or jewellery? she has enough and she doesn't wear them anymore
thanks!
p.s. please don't tell me to search google, i've already looked through google and yahoo answers many times, and all i've found are cheap/less exp gift ideas lol =/
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Get her a personalized gift. Go to personalcreations.com They have a bunch of different gifts that you can get personalized. I have bought several items from them and all the people who received them cried.
Get her a personalized gift. Go to personalcreations.com They have a bunch of different gifts that you can get personalized. I have bought several items from them and all the people who received them cried.
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