My in laws just gifted me scales for my birthday

[Lsquiggles]

It's my birthday and I feel absolutely shit after opening a present from my in laws... Fucking scales.

No matter how hard I've tried with them they've always made it clear they don't like me that much, this is just the lowest blow.

They're meant to come over on Saturday and I don't know how I'm meant to bite my tongue.

[Youngatheart00]

Oh wow, I can’t get over how rude that is!!!!

[essexmum777]

kitchen scales or bathroom scales?

[Hopeisnotastrategy]

Uninvite them?

[Lsquiggles]

I'm actually so embarrassed. I had a baby a year ago and have natural gained weight, I just can't believe someone would do this

[Owleyes16]

What! That's horrific, I'm so sorry OP! If I were you I wouldn't be biting my tongue anymore, they obviously don't care how rude they are, why should you?

[mummyoneboy19]

“Thank you so much for the lovely scales! My other ones broke and I needed a new set to weigh out the sugar for my cakes!”

What dicks they are. I hope you’re okay

[BrunetteBuns]

Bloody hell! That’s just one down from an ironing board.

Was your DH there? What was his reaction? Maybe organise a celery banquet for their visit at the weekend. And after they leave, full on meal of your favourite stuff polished off with cake and cocktails for you both

[luckylavender]

Such a horrible thing to do. Give them back? What does your DP say?

[BarbaraofSeville]

Time to stop biting your tongue. If you don't want to say anything, regift them back to the heaviest in law on their next birthday, or at Christmas.

[Mingo2010]

That's bloody nasty!!! My in-laws have commented on my weight after I had my baby too and it feels horrible doesn't it!! Don't let them bother you nasty bastards !! What has your husband said about it ? Xx

[ChangeThePassword]

Wow.

Stop trying to get in with them, and let's come up with some creative suggestions for gifts for them. I know some people here will have some great suggestions.

A voucher for facial waxing for mil?
The book 'the squashed man who married a dragon' for fil?

[BarbaraofSeville]

YY to serving boring diet food when they next visit.

[Lsquiggles]

@BrunetteBuns he was as stunned as me but doesn't think they did it in a malicious way

[Shoxfordian]

Tell them they're not coming on Saturday
Really rude

[TeddyIsaHe]

What knobs! I’d get them a burial plot for Christmas.

[ZeldaPrincessOfHyrule]

Tell them there's a weight requirement on entering the house. Put the scales in the door way and take their weight as they come in. Tut loudly and talk about how the data says they can have tea but not cake.

Or throw the scales at them from an upstairs window as they wait for you to answer the door.

Seriously, without knowing more about your relationship I'm not sure how you get through seeing them, but I do sympathise!

[vegansprinkle]

What did your DH say?

I would get creative for Christmas gifts. A personalized hamper full of things like weight loss tea, medication for creams and special vitamins for older people

[KittCat]

Re gift them back for christmas...nasty twats!

[TheAquaticDuchess]

That is so unbelievably rude and crass. They’re clearly just shitty people OP - there’s nothing you can do about that, and it only reflects badly on them not you.

[Crunchymum]

Cancel their invite and bin the scales!

[mrswhiplington]

Just gift them back and say "your need is greater than mine". The cheeky bastards.

One Christmas some family friends gifted me a bloody cooking pot. My DH got wine and DD got make-up. I tried to shove it under a chair at their house so I could pretend to forget it but they saw it and I had to take it. Never used it on principle.

Happy Birthday anyway.

[Lsquiggles]

I'd happily never see them again as any time spent with them in painful at best but our daughter is their only grandchild so they crop up every month or so to pretend they care

[Weenurse]

@TeddyIsaHe🤣🤣🤣

[Lsquiggles]

@TeddyIsaHe tempting

[foamrolling]

I would take this as a green light to stop trying. Either rescind the invite on Saturday or just go out by yourself and leave them to it. They are malicious bastards who don't deserve a second of your consideration. You can't change them but you can make life easier for yourself by avoiding them as much as possible.