gwraigty
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Then he shouldn't have told you and your wife out of respect for his wife.
+1
I can relate to how growing up with an abusive mother can leave emotional scars, but that alone doesn't account for the friction in this situation, IMO. Even so, I'd have been delighted if my FIL & SMIL had ever been so generous in their gifts to my kids. But I'm guessing none of this is really about a bike.