Some people return gifts. Others regift them. But my mother-in-law? She had a whole side hustle — and I was unknowingly fueling it. Linda, my husband Mark’s mom, is the queen of fake charm. Always perfectly dressed, always overly sweet, and always just a little too polished. For years, I tried to win her over with thoughtful gifts: silk scarves from Paris, handmade beeswax candles, rare teas… you name it. She always acted touched. “Oh, honey, you’re too thoughtful!” she’d say, clutching my gifts like treasures.I believed her — until the day I saw my gold silk scarf on a flea market table. The vendor told me a “classy lady named Linda” dropped off items monthly. Curious, I looked deeper and found her reselling my gifts on Facebook Marketplace under the name “L.M. Treasures.” She wasn’t rehoming them — she was flipping them for cash.I felt betrayed. But instead of blowing up, I got creative. For her birthday, I gifted her a cheap thrift store vase, polished and boxed like an antique. I also “accidentally” tucked a fake $40 check inside the bag — right where she could see it. Sure enough,
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