My dad bought me a scale! UPDATE!!

[Anonymous]

Hi All, You may remember me from a week or so ago... I posted about my dad randomly giving me a bathroom scale. (Background: I am a soon to be 51 year old woman with 1 child. We live in a different state than my parents. I could lose 15 lbs but I am hardly fat. I have never discussed dieting with my parents.)

Update! Last night, my dad texted me asking me how I liked the scale. I texted back a “thumbs up” because I did not want to argue...he responded that I was “impossible,” and he knew I was lying because the “gift” was sent wrapped up... (and did you know this? I did not...) ..... when an Amazon purchase is sent all wrapped up as a gift, the sender can track when the package is opened! As you can imagine, the scale has NOT been opened. In fact, it is currently still boxed, wrapped, and sitting in my hall closet. I sort of ignored him, and did not want to engage in the madness....but I am mad....

Thoughts?!

[Anonymous]

Your Father is a world class jerk.

Unless of course, you think he is gifting it to you to replace your old, tattered one.

[Anonymous]

Wait, how would amazon even know it wasn’t opened yet?

[Anonymous]

Don’t engage on this anymore. He’s trying to get a reaction out of you, and when he finds out that he can’t, hopefully he will move on.

[Anonymous]

My brother in law is fat and wants to lose weight. I ask him what he plans to do about it and oh yeah does he own a scale? No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait, how would amazon even know it wasn’t opened yet?

It wouldn’t. This is just a jerky, provoking comment made by her father.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brother in law is fat and wants to lose weight. I ask him what he plans to do about it and oh yeah does he own a scale? No

What are you talking about. Op does not want to lose weight and she’s not fat. Give it a rest, Dad.

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand. If it is gift wrapped, then how do you know what it is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brother in law is fat and wants to lose weight. I ask him what he plans to do about it and oh yeah does he own a scale? No

Do you also ask him if he knows how to use a scale? Maybe you need to show him how?

[Anonymous]

If "you" say could lose 15 lbs that means its probably at leat 20.

Go ahead though, be "healthy at every size."

And blame your father whose motives are probably pure but whose tactics and communication skills are, like all dads, perhaps a bit wanting.

Just because you are seriously raising your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer doesn't mean you will get any of those. Roll those dice!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My brother in law is fat and wants to lose weight. I ask him what he plans to do about it and oh yeah does he own a scale? No

Do you also ask him if he knows how to use a scale? Maybe you need to show him how?

He is thin, obsessed with his weight, and always has been this way..,

—— OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand. If it is gift wrapped, then how do you know what it is?

He told me when he gave it to me.

—- OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My brother in law is fat and wants to lose weight. I ask him what he plans to do about it and oh yeah does he own a scale? No

Do you also ask him if he knows how to use a scale? Maybe you need to show him how?

once a week is good. Daily use is too often. "Never" is not enough.

And yes there is always the HAES crowd, who are in their 20s and 30s and their weight hasn't caught up with them yet. There are pretty much no obese 80 year olds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My brother in law is fat and wants to lose weight. I ask him what he plans to do about it and oh yeah does he own a scale? No

Do you also ask him if he knows how to use a scale? Maybe you need to show him how?

He is thin, obsessed with his weight, and always has been this way..,

—— OP

It's probably the one thing in life that he feels he does better than everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t engage on this anymore. He’s trying to get a reaction out of you, and when he finds out that he can’t, hopefully he will move on.

Agree!!!

—- OP