{"id":6283,"date":"2025-03-01T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/?p=6283"},"modified":"2025-03-01T14:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T14:00:36","slug":"for-my-birthday-my-husband-gave-me-a-scale-a-year-later-i-gave-him-the-ultimate-revenge-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/for-my-birthday-my-husband-gave-me-a-scale-a-year-later-i-gave-him-the-ultimate-revenge-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"For My Birthday, My Husband Gave Me a Scale, A Year Later, I Gave Him the Ultimate Revenge Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"
For my 35th birthday, my husband Greg gave me a perfectly wrapped gift box, grinning like he\u2019d outdone himself. I opened it to find a digital bathroom scale. \u201cNow you won\u2019t need those \u2018big-boned\u2019 excuses anymore,\u201d he laughed, recording my reaction. I smiled weakly, humiliated.\n
That night, I lay awake, crying, but a new emotion surfaced: anger. \u201cThis isn\u2019t my story,\u201d I thought. \u201cI\u2019m rewriting it.\u201d\n
The next morning, I started walking, then swapped junk food for veggies. Day by day, I pushed myself further, motivated by Greg\u2019s cruel words. Two months later, I\u2019d lost seven pounds and felt stronger. Six months in, I was running and glowing with newfound confidence.\n
Greg barely noticed until one day he commented, \u201cYou look incredible. I guess my gift pushed you.\u201d I didn\u2019t correct him\u2014I had bigger plans.\n
For his birthday, I gave him a box wrapped like mine. Inside were divorce papers. \u201cNo more \u2018married excuses,\u2019 Greg,\u201d I said, standing tall. \u201cI\u2019m choosing myself.\u201d\n
Greg begged, but it was too late. I moved into a sunny apartment, became a certified fitness trainer, and reclaimed my confidence. The scale now sits in my bathroom as a reminder of my transformation.\n
Sometimes, the most thoughtless gifts lead to the most meaningful changes. For me, it was the catalyst to rewrite my life\u2014and I\u2019ve never looked back.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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