The Ask Women platform on Reddit asked what the worst gift their mothers-in-law had ever given them. It didn’t take long for women to begin sharing their stories. They shared their experiences of how their mothers-in-law had gifted them items they could never have used or even wanted, and many others sympathized; they knew what the women were going through.
The post garnered over 200 comments, each generating its likes. Women chimed in, expressing how ridiculous the items were and sharing stories about their equally unbelievable mothers-in-law.
10. The Team Player
One woman had been dating her now-husband for a while when she celebrated her first birthday with his family. As they commemorated the day, her husband’s mother gave her a strange gift.
Her mother-in-law had gifted her a bikini decorated with a sports team’s logo. Even though the woman did not support that team, her mother-in-law had chosen the gift because her husband’s first wife had been the team’s fan.
9. Tissue Issues
Although one commenter lacked a personal story, she shared it on behalf of her sister. The weird gift did not come from her sister’s mother-in-law but from her aunt-in-law’s in-laws.
The woman’s aunt-in-law’s mother-in-law bought her an empty Kleenex box, explaining that she found it aesthetically pleasing. The poster clarified that while the woman was mentally sound, she still found it strange.
8. The Weighty Gift
One woman commented that she had received a Christmas present from her mother-in-law a few years before the Reddit post. She admitted:
“Took a while to get over that one.”
Although presents don’t usually cause so much trauma that you need to get over them, this woman’s mother-in-law ensured that hers did when she gifted her daughter-in-law a scale.
7. Ghastly Gift Card
Four months before the gift, a woman diagnosed with melanoma was shocked when her mother-in-law handed her a gift card that could only have worsened her condition.
The woman revealed that even after she had shared her diagnosis with her loved ones, including her mother-in-law, she received a $100 gift card to a tanning salon from her partner’s mother.
6. Motivational Madness
While many women have experienced their mothers-in-law buying them clothes that don’t align with their style, this woman’s mother-in-law didn’t have this problem. Yet there was an even bigger one at play.
The woman shared that her mother-in-law consistently bought her clothing that was too small for her so she would feel motivated to lose weight. She quipped: “Yeah, good luck with that.”
5. Static Slippers
One woman was not in it alone when her mother-in-law bought her and her sister-in-law slippers that matched hers. The woman was not offended by having matching slippers with the other two women but was horrified at the slippers themselves.
The slippers were ankle-length, leopard-print slippers with a unique feature. These slippers glowed in the dark from static. A few people liked this post so much that they upvoted it.
