https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:42:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1305759 Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:24:55 +0000 Smurfette 1305759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my ILs at Thankgiving that my parents were getting R the Zany Zoo(explained what it was). Even mentioned it again when I emailed her list to them. They gave her an activity cube. FIL asks she doesn't have one does she, I said yes she just got another brand for Christmas from my parents. They still took the thing out of the box and threw the box away. Now we have two and don't need two. Would have rather returned in and bought diapers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1305745 Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:16:15 +0000 HLK208 1305745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@evansjamie: uggh, that's what I'm saying! We're going to have three children - where is there room for a 6ft long unicorn?! I think she wanted DD to be "wowed" by it but she was just scared. I know that no one has to give a gift but I also think it would be really nice to be considerate, I would prefer no gift at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1305739 Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:12:23 +0000 brownie 1305739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 2 1/2 and plays with kids who are much older. My SIL bought him a transformer. Only it's the transformer for really young kids and doesn't really transform. He sat all day yesterday upset because he was convinced it had to do something else. I hate that a you made him that upset. And they didn't bother to even look at his wish list or ask us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1305737 Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:10:42 +0000 erwoo 1305737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa.... that was a pretty pink and purple unicorn! Maybe your MIL caught on to the My Little Pony thing. ;) My oldest got a cool toy but it takes a LONG time to put it together and some parts comes off easily... Not the best toy to have when there's a 21-month-old as well who won't eat the little things but you just never know and they'll both destroy it... And I can just see my 4.5 y.o. cry his eyes out. Toys are so evil! LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1305693 Sun, 29 Dec 2013 10:36:11 +0000 avivoca 1305693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: My MIL got my daughter a huge stuffed dog. It's taller than I am (5'5"). She's 3 months old. I just don't get it. Our house is 1100 sq. ft. and we just don't have room for it. We had to strap it in a seat to get it home. </p> [attach=2564/13/mykrcc.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1305684 Sun, 29 Dec 2013 10:28:29 +0000 californiadreams 1305684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO primarily got noisy, flashy toys. i actually wouldn't mind them if we didn't get so many of the same, but different looking, thing. I just don't find there is much he can do with them besides push a button and it makes noise and lights flash. They were great for our car ride home from OOT, but now that we are home I decided he can only have 1, maybe 2, in his play area at a time and i will rotate them. I like him to have a variety of toys that he can do different things with.</p> <p>on second thought, he also got a lot of books and clothes which are always welcome. So half his gifts were the annoying toys, the other half was good stuff. Just means I get to shop for him for toys I prefer he play with more regularly - which I don't mind because i like picking out things and shopping for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1304991 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:17:44 +0000 MamaMoose 1304991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing really bad. Just some stuff that was really large so people obviously didn't consider the fact that we had to fly home. We had to borrow an extra suitcase from my parents and still leave some stuff behind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1304937 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:38:29 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1304937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My BIL bought C a drum and a little keyboard.. To go with the ukulele he got her for her birthday. They're so loud, but c loves them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1304934 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:34:45 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 1304934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oscarthegoon: dying laughing! I'm also sorry BTW! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1301688 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:45:23 +0000 StbHisMrs 1301688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husbands step-mom likes to shop major discount stores and our tastes really clash anyway, she bought a plastic "leather" credit card holder for my son, a really bright colored roll up velcro stuffed snail for our 2 year old, and I didn't see the rest of the gifts. I wish she wouldn't waste her $$ on these! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1301673 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:37:40 +0000 MamaJ 1301673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really annoying but MIL got DS a tool bench with toy tools. It says ages 3+ and has a ton of small parts. So I guess it will be sitting in the box for two years... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1301637 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:13:35 +0000 78h2o 1301637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: ah, gotcha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas/page/2#post-1301632 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:11:41 +0000 oscarthegoon 1301632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL got my LO an Alvin and the Chipmunks DVD and a big plastic monster truck that yells "Rev it up!" and other loud nonsense whenever you touch it. Why does she hate me so much? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301630 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:10:55 +0000 AprilFool 1301630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: I know what you mean but we just don't have anywhere to store these things, we are moving into a little 2 bed house. One present was 3+, thats a long time to store a toy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301627 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:09:04 +0000 swedishfish 1301627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: I agree, I like clothes and toys for the future! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301626 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:08:40 +0000 swedishfish 1301626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: hahaha, that image is funny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301622 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:02:55 +0000 78h2o 1301622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: I sort of like getting clothes/toys for use in the future because there is only so much they can use right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301610 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:55:11 +0000 AprilFool 1301610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a lot of age inappropriate things, which is really annoying. Lucky LO is only 8mths and doesn't realise. A size 2 shirt, 18mth + toys and some stuff she is too old for. We also got some double ups, we now have 3 walkers and 2 ride on cars but the gift itself was great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301495 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:59:30 +0000 78h2o 1301495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I admit to giving my nephew a very obnoxious Sesame Street toy... you press buttons to open doors and Elmo, Cookie monster, Oscar, etc. all have their own songs that plays when their door opens... it's really loud and annoying, but both my DD and my nephew were obsessed with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301494 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:59:11 +0000 doodlepoodle 1301494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>'We don't hate anyone that much' I'm dying laughing!!! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301470 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:51:50 +0000 loveisstrange 1301470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes... but we bought it for her... so we have no one to blame but us. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301468 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:51:18 +0000 purrpletulips 1301468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still have to do Christmas with my family this weekend but I think we are going to be safe. MIL asked what to get the kids this year which was a great relief since all of her previous gifts have been returned due to not being age appropriate/us already having or us not having the space for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301256 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:38:11 +0000 Espion 1301256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E received some cute gifts, but as he was opening them (via FaceTime), when he started gnawing on them (at 6 months...it's what you do) MIL/SIL were like, "NONONO! He can't play with that! It's not age appropriate!" Then wth did you get them for him?! They are pretty dang cute, though.<br /> (They also "advised" us to not let our 6 month old play unattended. Because, you know we just toss the kid out in the snow and let him fend for himself. Toughens him up.)</p> <p>And not to leave my mom out, don't make a big deal about a cheap piece of plastic that "cost more to ship". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301211 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:09:15 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1301211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R received a pair of adult sized sunglasses...shes 6.5 months. Wth? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301208 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:06:32 +0000 Lindsay05 1301208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought DD a baby alive doll and seems very loud and a little creepy but she LOVES it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301190 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:56:14 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1301190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: That's really annoying. I think my MIL is in denial about our lack of religion because we keep getting overtly religious gifts from MIL's "friend" that works at the "florist" she goes to. We've never even met this person, but she send religious ornaments, plaques, books, to us for every holiday and birthday. I'm pretty sure this person is fictional and is just MIL's way of getting religious stuff into our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301174 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:32:02 +0000 edelweiss 1301174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: too bad @HLK208: can't ship it to your cousin's daughter, since the shipping costs would probably be astronomical. considering how big that thing is, it should be able to walk on its own over to someone who wants it.</p> <p>we were okay in the gift department this year, thank goodness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301161 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:22:54 +0000 lawbee11 1301161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was raised Catholic and my DH was raised Jewish but neither of us are religious. My family knows that we are not religious and are not planning to baptize M. My Aunt is obviously in denial or something because she keeps giving LO religious gifts....at my baby shower she gave her a baby's first Bible and for Christmas she gave her a baby's first Christening ornament. I just smile and say thank you but it's really annoying!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301140 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:09:48 +0000 pinkcupcake 1301140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: wow, that's some unicorn!</p> <p>Nope, no annoying gifts at all! She got tons of awesome ones! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-receive-any-annoying-gifts-for-christmas#post-1301135 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:05:55 +0000 Smurfette 1301135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: My cousin's daughter, 6, wanted that unicorn. She had to send out a help message on FB for people to look at their Kroger (grocery store) cause she wouldn't stop talking about it. </p>