A parent has sparked a debate about how many Easter eggs is too many after hitting out at the 'atrocious' number her mother-in-law bought for her three children.
The mum explains that she has told her husband's mother in previous years that one egg for each child is 'more than enough', and she could add a small gift if she felt the need to do more.
However, when her mother-in-law showed up with a huge number of chocolate treats again this year, she says it undermined her in front of her children - and created an argument with her husband.
She says: "Mother-in-law has just dropped off 10 easter eggs each to my three children (we maintained social distancing, she left them at the end of the path).
"Now don't get me wrong, I am grateful, but 10 each? Really? I think this is not only overzealous, it also undermines me.
"I have told her in previous years that one egg each is more than enough, and maybe a small gift, however she continues to undermine me in front of my children.
"I have allowed my children to choose one egg each from the pile to go with the eggs they have already received, and the rest will be dropped off at the local food bank next week.
"Darling husband thinks I am being unreasonable, and has gone upstairs in a huff. Happy Easter hey?"
After seeking advice as to whether she had overreacted on Mumsnet, many defended her, arguing that not only had her mother-in-law given too many to the children, but blasted her for 'stockpiling' and causing others to miss out.
One replied: "That's a crazy amount of chocolate. Next year I would stop her before she gets to the house. She is trying to undermine you on purpose."
Another vented: "You're doing the right thing by dropping it off to the food bank. You can tell your husband that some people (me) couldn't get hold of any chocolate eggs because they'd all sold out. Now that your MIL bought 30 eggs, she has contributed to the unfair distribution of chocolate eggs by STOCKPILING."
But others questioned her decision, with one asking: "What size? Let them keep a few for God's sake, they are kids. You sound like a bit of a kill joy."
