My Christmas gift from my MIL
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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“Thank you mum, I’ll think of you every time I have to use it”
Next christmas get her an economy pack of extra strong deodorants.
That gift belongs in the toilet
GUYS MY TOILETS ARE CLEAN PLZ 😭 she’s been in our home 3 times in 3 years and i am a CLEAN FREAK
Gift it back to her next year. Whether like new, or used, that’s your call.
Something practical. Get her a mouthwash next year.
I would have to go with weaponized sarcasm with a gift like that:
“A toilet brush? What a wonderful Christmas gift. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve wanted a toilet brush like this. Wow. Dreams do come true. Extremely thoughtful of you.”
Send her a notecard (the kind anyone can read), “Cleaned my toilet today. Thought of you!” Send the card every week for the next year.
Check inside for money, maybe? There’s a tradition in some families where you give money, but stuff it inside some weirdass gift so it’s not just money in an envelope.
Back in 2015-ish, my dad gave me a “rack of spam” which was a box of almost-expired spam cans, probably from his emergency food supply. He forgot to say anything, so I didn’t notice the $300 under the spam cans until like 2 months later when I decided to eat some of my Christmas spam.
My mom is surprising my wife and kids with two brand new toilets for Christmas. I get to install them.
How old is she? Is it like the aunt in National Lampoon’s Christmas vacation situation? Or is she simply throwing shade?
The first Christmas I was married, MIL gave me deodorant, room deodorizer, and granny panties.
We had a difficult first ten years, but it got better. I always treated her like she was my mom, warm and friendly but with boundaries. After she started acquiring more daughters-in-law I started to look pretty good.
Just say “thanks! I have always wanted one of these. I find the bristles hurt too much.”
I’ll never forget how I knew my marriage to my first husband was ending…he got me a litter genie for my birthday. When I asked why he said I thought you wanted one.
I mean I did, but not as my only birthday present. That he forgot to buy so he had to go out on my actual birthday and that’s what he came back with.
Andy, if you’re reading this, I hope to god you got better at gift giving bc you absolutely sucked at it
Don’t over think this. She got you the high end toilet scrubber because she’s embarrassed about leaving poo streaks all inside the toilet every time she visits and your standard toilet brush just isn’t up to the job of removing the mess she makes. I’ll let you in on a little secret, she takes her own Poop Knife® to the bathroom so those monstrous turds will flush.
Wtf is wrong with her?
I don’t think she likes you
Idk useful things are the best presents to me. I save money not having to buy them, and get to splurge buying what I want.
Use it to wash dishes when she’s there for dinner.
“Oh I get it- because I put up with all your crap!”
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Mine gave me a bible that apparently “god told her to buy”. All while saying she “respects my (atheist) beliefs”
Editing to add: my friend got a gift from her parents of 9 videos to help her and her husband understand God so merry Christmas to us filthy heathens 😂
Am I the only one to think what a great idea, fed up with getting shit get clogged in the bristles
Write on it as big as possible
“Christmas 25
From MIL”
🤣🤣🤣 Holy shit.
Omg I’d be offended
MIL either doesn’t like you OR she could be one of those weird clean freaks who actually thinks gifting an item like this would be appreciated. You know? Like,
“I tried this item and really enjoyed it! It does a good job. So I wanted to also gift it to you”
But I wouldn’t know which side your MIL falls on.
Regift it to her next year. Or her birthday. With a note saying don’t give shitty gifts.
When I was a teenager my aunt got me a Christmas tree skirt that had been in my grandfather’s basement. I know it had been in my grandfather’s basement because it looked like the 1970s and smelled like mildew and mold.
To this day I don’t think my aunt realizes how badly that gift hurt my feelings. What is a teenager doing with a moldy tree skirt? But I guess it was nice to know she didn’t like me when I was young so I didn’t have to fake liking her for all these years.
I own this exact scrubber which i bought from lidls for like $4 and its utter garbage 🥲 does not scrub toilets good
If you are with her, totally destroy her toilet and ask her to show you how to use it.
🙁 she’s throwing hints
She doesn’t like you.
You might have to visit her home and use her toothbrush on her toilet