"That didn't stop her from giving me and my husband a butt-ugly portrait of us for our anniversary last month that makes us look like something out of an acid trip. If that weren't bad enough, she insisted on hanging it up in our family room right after she presented it to us. My husband now expects us to live with it, since Pam comes over regularly to visit our 4-year-old,"
"Lizzie O'Leary: Ugh, I mean, I think every person has had to deal with some kind of unwanted gift (usually of the handmade variety), but dear lord, PUTTING IT UP ON SOMEONE'S WALL takes this to another level! Oh how I wish your husband had backed you up in the beginning with some little white lie about how "oh it looks better over here" blah blah."
"Jenée, as you know, I pretty much always advocate talking things out. But even I struggle with how to do that in this case. I see three routes here: Husband has a convo about how it doesn't work with the room's vibe or whatever (this is a lie and the MIL will know); take it down and put it up only when she's visiting; or ... uh ... maybe stick it in the kid's room? Is that deranged?"
A mother-in-law painted an unflattering portrait of a couple and immediately hung it in their family room. The husband expects the couple to keep the portrait because the mother-in-law visits frequently and claims taking it down would be too much trouble. The portrait is described as an eyesore and the couple wants it removed. Commentators call the installation shocking and unacceptable. Suggested responses include a diplomatic conversation led by the husband, temporarily removing the painting except when the mother-in-law visits, relocating it to a less central room, or having the husband assume responsibility for the situation.
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