It was my birthday last month, but my mil didn’t gift anything.
Yesterday we celebrated my sil’s birthday. That’s basically my husbands brothers wife and my mil gave her money.
The funny thing is my mil alwaysss has issues with her, talks behind her back and cries to my husband how she mistreats her. So we have to waste our time on this trying to comfort her. They go months without talking to each other Altho they live in the same household.
My mil gets to my head but I always try and be nice to her.
Does this mean I am being taken advantage of?
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All mother in laws are very different. My mil had 4 boys and she treats all of her dils differently. One year for Christmas she got everyone yeti cups with their names engaged in them except me… I got a $10 stick blender

that's mean 😞

Mine gifts for me but it's always 3 sizes too small. So, I look fat and she looks like she tried.
that’s really mean as well :(
oh :(

When she used to give me gifts or my son gifts, we would get used/second hand things. I don’t know why she would pass used stuff off as new things when I don’t really expect anything from her in the first place. Maybe like mentioned to show she tried. She didn’t think I would notice they were old/used.
tbh I wouldn’t even care if she didn’t gift anything because I don’t expect it. But the fact she gifted it to the daughter in law she always complains about just seems very strange.

Yeah you’re right it is weird. Maybe she’s trying to play nice since she lives with her.

that’s horrible I’m so sorry