Adult daughter cannot have an Easter egg because she needs to lose weight.

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Daughters mother in law bought Easter eggs for her son and each of the children , but not for my daughter, because she needs to lose weight. Her mother in law told the oldest Grandchild this in confidence , who then told me.
My daughter is not overweight by much , maybe a stone.
I am absolutely fuming .
Should I say something ?

Christ, every thread has this tedious nonsense at the moment, it’s never ending! I have no idea what it serves.

Buy your daughter 5 easter eggs.

If she was a child then I’d absolutely say something but as she’s an adult then I wouldn’t.

You’ve also only heard it from someone else who may not be accurate.

No, of course don’t say anything. What would you say? “you should give my daughter an Easter egg”?

Presumably your daughter can buy her own Easter eggs?

It’s very hurtful and mean, but interfering will just wind things up.

Your DD needs to buy her MIL some anti-wrinkle cream for Christmas. 😁

Contrary to popular opinion on MN.

Adults are allowed Easter Eggs, Advent Calendars, birthday parties & presents.

Not everything is just for children.

Can the dried up fun sponges kindly stfu.

You’re nice!

That's some big spoon you've got there

Cunts are BOGOF on MN over the Easter weekend, though.

It’s not odd, it’s very pointed and nasty as hell.

Good to read that the SIL is going to have words with his mother.

Keep your nose right out of it.

And ‘Son in law is going round there to tell her that nobody talks about his wife like that’.

Why can’t your daughter speak to her own mother in law about it? Does she need her husband to do it for her?

Stay out of it.

I’m not sure i’d think very differently if i had a DD and her MIL treated her like that.

This is the perfect answer!

Your poor DD, her MIL sounds like an utter witch. It isn’t your battle though I’m afraid, your DD is an adult so can stick up for herself (and buy her own Easter eggs).

So why would you need to say anything?

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I think you might be confusing Easter with Christmas. Christmas presents are for children primarily but Easter Eggs are for everyone.

Are you saying that since you've been an adult you've not had an Easter Egg?

How did your son in law find out what had been said? Did you tell him, or your grandchild?

I sometimes don't buy my mum chocolate or alcohol if I know she's trying to shift weight, it might not be as bitchy as you think if your daughter has mentioned trying to lose weight in passing.

It's good that your son-in-law is going to speak to his mum about her being so rude and unkind about his wife. It was even worse that she said it to one of her grandchildren.

Hopefully your DIL will distance herself and her children from her toxic MIL.

Fuck. You know how to turn something into a feud don't you!

And what if the daughter asked her MIL not to get her an egg? Best to find out first, surely.

Christmas presents are for children? That’s not the case in my life, the adults get piles of gifts, like the kids do.

And I don’t think I’ve had an Easter egg for decades. Nor my husband. But we’re not chocolate fans tbh.

Surely the reverse. I would be quite put out not to receive any presents at Christmas, including at least a token one from my MIL (unless mutually pre-agreed no presents).

No, as an adult I have not been bought an egg from another adult. Maybe it's a cultural or generational or regional thing, I don't know, but no adult I know over the age of 25 would expect an easter egg from their parents or in laws. I've bought myself and dh a small one each this year identical to the kids' ones but only in an ironic buying-lego-as-an-adult kind of way.

If you're old enough to be married and therefore have in laws, you're old enough not to expect to be bought an Easter egg, imo.

Of course the MIL in this story should not have been talking about her DIL's weight tk the GC. But I don't think she needed to buy any adults Easter eggs either.

I think if she were to say something it would be more along the lines of don’t talk about my grandchildren about their mother like that. You’ve totally missed the point