'I've banned family from buying my daughter presents - she's spoilt rotten'
A woman has banned her family from buying her eight-month-old presents. Instead, she wants them to deposit money into a savings account she's set up for her. The mother explained that since her daughter was born, family members on both sides haven’t been able to stop themselves from spoiling her with gifts.
While she's appreciative, she said it's reached a point where they now have too many things. The situation is made worse by the fact that the mother and father buy her numerous gifts as well, with her justification being that they waited 10 years for their daughter. Last month alone, the little one received six toys from her parents and 20 from family and friends.
It's a regular issue as well, as every single month the baby has been alive, she's been given at least 10 presents a month. The mother explained that it seems that everyone in the family has a lot of disposable income. She wrote on Mumsnet: "I've told my family if they have money to burn to start putting that money into her savings account, which most have started doing (my brother has now started putting savings in, but for some reason can’t help himself if he sees something she might like, but he is halfway there) however darling husband doesn't want to say the same to his family as he thinks it's rude."
"I have said as a compromise we can ask for gifts with receipts so we can just return them secretly. Which he has also vetoed as 'rude'. Our house is over run with toys, clothes all the way up to two to three years, and it's getting too much. Worst part is it’s not even just family, we get weekly door drops of gifts and toys from old people in the village [sic] too, who I can't really ask to put money in savings for her so I’m trying to tackle the people we can be more honest with.
"But before I really push for husband to speak to his family, or just do it myself, is it rude to ask for people to put the money they'd spend on a toy into her savings?" People slammed her in the comments, with many saying they thought that requesting money was impolite. Others even gave her suggestions for what she could do with the toys they don't need.
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"You can't ask for money for God's sake. Just start giving stuff to the charity shop or refusing it where you can. Can grandparents keep toys at their houses? Stop buying so much stuff [sic] yourselves, that will help?!" one person wrote. "Take the stuff you don’t need to a woman’s shelter. Tell people as you have so much stuff you’ve started dropping it off to the local woman's shelter," said another. A third added: "Honestly, I think asking for the money is shockingly rude. She's only eight months, they'll calm down soon."
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