Having come backs ready for family insults

[Ihatemarmite123]

To have some come backs ready for in laws insults.

So my in laws reguly insult me when pregnant. They did through my last pregnancy and I never said a word back. I'm 15 weeks now and we haven't told them but will soon.

Has anyone actually had a positive outcome when responding to an insult from family or has it just made things worse?

It's mostly fat jokes. I'm not fat at All, I'm only a 10/12 and 8 1/2stone 5ft4. MIL is huge and often slates people's appearance.... I think it's because she is uncomfortable with her own size. She's 6ft size 18/20

Have you seen Austin powers where dr evil looks at someone after they have said something stupid, tilts his head and says rrriiiiggghhhttttt in a really deadpan voice. Trust me it works on rude people, they don't know how to react. They can't get you for saying something rude bacaue you haven't yet they know you are taking the piss

Like this

Try getting them to repeat it, and then say something like, I don’t get what you mean, what are you trying to say. And then watch them flounder....

I would just ask them why they think you deserve to be insulted continuously.

I prefer not to insult people. I think it is far healthier to call them on it properly.

"I am not fat, I am pregnant, please don't be rude." I a serious voice and then a change of subject.

Don't get upset by it - do you really care what these horrible old people think?

It is actually hilarious getting people to repeat their nasty unfounded comments as if you don't understand and ask for further elaboration. Especially when they say 'I was only joking'. At which point you riotously laugh while saying 'ahh it was a joke!!' in a slightly unhinged way preferably to the point of awkwardness.

Op it should be your husband responding to these nasty insults not you! I wasn't suggesting he 'gagged' them! Just defended his pregnant wife?! X

Just stay NC

Don’t tell them about the pregnancy

Why would your Husband want these horrible people involved in any way with his child ? Does he want the child to be hurt and insulted in the same way you are ?