
01/28/2025
I OFFERED MY SIL MY SON'S OLD CLOTHES AND TOYS FOR HER NEWBORN, BUT SHE DEMANDED I GIVE HER THE EXPENSIVE STROLLER WE JUST BOUGHT.
So, I (32F) have a 2-year-old son, and my SIL (28F) just had a baby girl. Our house is full of baby stuff my son’s outgrown. I thought it’d be nice to pass some of these things to my SIL since everything’s still in great shape.
Last weekend, we were at a family gathering, and I casually mentioned I have a bunch of my son’s old clothes and toys if she wants them. She seems pretty excited, so I’m feeling good about it.
But then she says, “Actually, what we really need is a new stroller. The one you guys just bought is perfect. Can we have that instead?”
I was floored. We’d just bought that stroller a few months ago after saving up. It’s a high-end model, and we love it. Plus, we use it all the time.
I tried to explain that we couldn’t give it to her because we still needed it, but she kept pushing. “You guys can just buy another one. You both have good jobs. Why are you being so stingy?” she said, like she was entitled to it.
To avoid a scene, I told her we’d think about it and ended the convo there. Thought that was the end of it, but NOPE.
A few days later, she shows up unannounced, goes straight to the garage, finds the stroller, and starts putting her daughter in it. Before I could say anything, she was wheeling it around our driveway, inspecting it like it was already hers.
“This is perfect,” she says, ignoring my protests. “I’ll take it.”
I was SPEECHLESS. Then she scratches one of the handles and says, “I thought this model was better quality. Guess I was wrong.” And with that, she leaves, pushing the stroller like she owns it!
I was livid but kept my cool. I knew I had to teach her a lesson. What I did is in the link in the comments below. ⬇️