She Made Her Mother-In-Law Cry After She Refused To Accept The Luxury Handbag She Bought Her As A Gift

This 27-year-old woman has a successful side hustle refurbishing purses. She not only works with luxury handbags – she works with ones that might only have sentimental value as well.
Occasionally, she shops in thrift stores to see if she can spy luxury handbags that people have tossed out in an effort to sell them or save them as gifts for her loved ones.
“About 6 months ago, I found a black Latico Leathers tote that was in great condition and decided to keep it for myself,” she explained.
“I have a pretty maximalist aesthetic, so I make it my own by tying various scarves and beads around the handle periodically. I love this bag, and I love it even more than it only cost me $8.”
Now, she and her 28-year-old husband frequently go to his mom’s house to have dinner together. She says her mother-in-law is the queen of the clean girl aesthetic.
Her mother-in-law’s entire home is minimal and white, and she only wears clothing in neutral colors.
When she first went over to her mother-in-law’s home, her mother-in-law remarked that her new $8 luxury handbag was super loud.
After her mother-in-law made that comment, every single time she showed up to have dinner at her house, her mother-in-law would make digs over her bag.
It got so bad that she began leaving her bag in the car so she could avoid her mother-in-law’s disapproval.

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“A month ago, though, we all went out to a nicer restaurant, and I brought my bag in, to which my MIL scoffed and said, “Please leave that ugly thing in the car. It’s so embarrassing,” she added.
“This struck a nerve, and we had a little tiff over it, which ended with her making a comment that she was going to buy me another bag so she didn’t have to look at mine anymore. In the moment, I didn’t take her seriously and I honestly forgot the whole comment entirely.”
A week ago, she and her husband went to her mother-in-law’s for dinner, and her mother-in-law rushed to open the door for them with an enormous grin on her face.
Her mother-in-law pulled her over to a Kate Spade Perfect Large Tote in a beige and yellow color before saying she should try it out.
Her mother-in-law asked if she loved the bag, and it dawned on her that her mother-in-law purchased it just for her.
She remarked that she appreciated her kindness but that they should shop together so she could pick out a bag that fits her taste.
“She told me that it was final sale, and when I told her that she should keep it for herself, she blew up and started calling me ungrateful,” she added.
“I told her I wasn’t going to take something that I wouldn’t use, let alone didn’t like, and she started crying.”
“My husband and I left, and he told me I should have just taken the bag and used it when we went out with her. For me, something expensive like that should be used by someone who really likes it, and it’s obvious she bought it to project herself onto me.”
She’s left wondering if it was rude of her not to accept the luxury handbag her mother-in-law purchased just for her. What do you think?
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