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Am I wrong?

Tammy - posted on 02/06/2010 ( 5 moms have responded )

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I have 3 kids, and in this recession, money is tight. I will however on occasion buy my kids some really nice outfits. It has happened now on several occasions when the kids are with my mother in law, she will give them a bath, keeping the nice outfits I had on them, then send them home in other outfits. They aren't over there often enough to take baths all the time, so it might be weeks until I see my nice (and sometimes costly) clothes come home. This really irks me to no end, my husband doesn't see a problem with it. My thing is, if i spend good money on kids outfits, since we have them the majority of the time, the nice clothes stay at my house! I don't like driving myself completely nuts frantically searching the house come laundry time for those clothes that I just bought them! Anyone else have this happen? What did you do?

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Leah - posted on 02/06/2010

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maybe she doesnt realize what shes doing. In her mind she may be thinking that gving them a bath is part of taking care of her grand babies and bath = clean outfit. Maybe she just intends to wash the clothes they were in and doesnt realize you want them to come home with them. Maybe you could try talking to her gently and suggesting that she send home their dirty clothes in grocery bags to be washed at home... I would be straight with her and just let her know that you really need the clothes they have on to come home to be worn there.

Carolee - posted on 02/06/2010

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Don't send them over there in the nice clothes, then.

Rebecca - posted on 02/06/2010

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If it's stressing you out, then just ask for the clothes back. Pack your kids a bag before they go, and put their spare clothes in the bag. That way your MIL can just put the dirty clothes back in the bag for you. It's only a big deal if you let it be a big deal.

Jammie - posted on 02/06/2010

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I agree with Amber... do not put the kids in nice clothes when they go to her house. Personally I have the type of personality where I would just kindly ask for the clothes back and let her know that these are new outfits and we dont really have too many new and nice clothes to wear other places. Another idea ... near my house there is a used clothing/ baby supply store called Once Upon A Child. You can buy gently used clothing that is in great condition at awesome prices and mostly name brand. Its great. They have stuff from toddler through teen. Great deals. You can even bring in your gently used clothing and get store credit. They accept and have everything like strollers, slings, cribs... everything at low low prices! I bought a really nice used swing for 30.00 ... how can you go wrong. Check out the website to see if there is one near you. http://www.onceuponachild.com/ HOPE THIS HELPS!

Amber - posted on 02/06/2010

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Basically you can ask for the clothes when you pick your kids up, or Don't put the kids in the new outfits you just bought when they go to her house.

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