Got major family drama? There's a Reddit channel for that.
One user recently shared that their major faux pas in the world of pregnancies. They posted the gender of their baby on social media before telling their entire family.
As you can imagine, the family — especially the mother-in-law — did not like that.
First, most people wait until the end of the first trimester to announce they're expecting. This is usually enough time to guarantee a safe pregnancy.
This is a great way to let everyone know all at once.
But since the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing, one soon-to-be mother had to get creative.
This is definitely a lot safer than some controversial gender reveals.
"I knew he hadn’t told his uncles and auntie. Didn’t think much of it." In the excitement of finding out that she's having a boy, the Redditor bought a baby onesie.
"So I posted a picture of the onesie with the ultrasound, within the first minute of it being up my partner said he hadn’t told everyone yet...."
To this, her partner said no. But while he was okay with the post, his mother certainly wasn't.
As you can imagine, this is when the drama started to seriously hit the fan.
"I’m sorry since when do I have to ask for permission to post about my child?"
The backlash got worse: "Now she’s messaging me telling me that my poor DH is stressed about work tomorrow so I should’ve waited??? He told me not to bother deleting it."
So far, a lot of people have shared their thoughts. One person who was on her side wrote that it's her moment to be excited. "Take it and enjoy it."
"This is your first baby. Don’t let anyway take away the joy and excitement of your pregnancy. You do you and anyone that has a problem can naff off," they wrote.
Which obviously, is a very fair point.
One person, however, argued that they should have talked to their husband before posting.
The soon-to-be mom responded to this, agreeing that she did drop the ball there.
"He said not to worry his mum just does his head in but he can see how excited I am."
"She’s already annoyed me earlier in the pregnancy and at that point I was ready to tell DH, that she isn’t being around me at all anymore at that point."
What do you think of the situation? Is the mom-to-be in the wrong or the MIL? Let us know in the comments! We would love to hear from you.
