Brother in Law is Upset with Us

Fredula

I was asking advice on how to approach the situation with BIL, not for people to judge who I live with and for people to question the reasons behind me having a child.

notanewuser

purpleshoes wrote: »

Maybe for his 40th, he could get 2 chocolate oranges. Maybe more accounting for inflation.

2 whole ones and a bonus extra segment or 2?

*max*

How do you even go about presenting a chocolate orange as a birthday present in all seriousness? Did you wrap it up? Did you both hand it to him with a flourish and said "happy birthday" with a big smile? It's honestly the kind of token thing a toddler might give his teacher for xmas...not a married couple with a mortgage to their 30 year old brother!

That's not even a bit tight, that's absurdly mean and quite a bit insulting tbh.

notanewuser

DH's 3 brothers might club together for his 40th. Might even get a whole pack of jaffa cakes!

warehouse

You know they say "tap it, unwrap it"? Did he do it on your head?

notanewuser

warehouse wrote: »

You know they say "tap it, unwrap it"? Did he do it on your head?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Spendless

Fredula wrote: »

I was asking advice on how to approach the situation with BIL, not for people to judge who I live with and for people to question the reasons behind me having a child.

Speak to your husband. BIL is hubby's brother - right? Tell OH what their Mum has said, take it from there.

Buzzybee90

A singular chocolate orange is insulting as a 30th birthday present, not to mention a second hand one.

Homeownertobe

purpleshoes wrote: »

Maybe for his 40th, he could get 2 chocolate oranges. Maybe more accounting for inflation.

Steady on. The OP may have to pay her own gas bills then so he'll have to make do with whatever the paper boy drops round that year.

Lily-Rose_3

notanewuser wrote: »

DH's 3 brothers might club together for his 40th. Might even get a whole pack of jaffa cakes!

:T Behave !!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: