Do NOT ignore this no matter what! How insulting. People like that should be put in their place. Don't start a fight but say something that will cut off the conversation, or them inviting you over, ever again. I agree with comment #1. Your husband should stop speaking to them as well as you.
Mar 31, 2010 Rating
try this by: Anonymous
First discuss this with your husband. He should be as insulted as you are with their behavior. He should also be defending you and calling them out on the rug for their bad manners. Next Christmas, decline their lovely offer to spend the holidays with them and take your family to Hawaii, Aruba or someplace equally pleasent away from them. Just remember, that while they have bad manners, they are also showing YOUR children that this behavior is okay. In my book, it IS NOT nor ever will be okay. Let me also add that in my family we do give gag gifts. One year we gave my brother-in-law scraps of window moulding (he had been commenting for 2 years over the fact that a window didn't have any after the addition was put on the house). But this was in addition to the clothing, golfing items, CDs and DVDs that were given.
Mar 03, 2010 Rating
Dump the presents and Ignore by: Anonymous
That sounds really mean and RUDE!
I'd say don't respond. Ignore them and just dump the present in the bin or give it away - not because you can't use them but because of how they make you feel.
You won't stoop that low to do it back to them. Since they are so self absorbed, I don't think they will even realize or worse still - create more tension.
You are way better than them!
Regarding gifts for them in the future...let your husband handle it.