Have you ever had friction with your mother-in-law?
If so, you're not alone. In fact, there's a thriving Reddit community for people in your position: r/JUSTNOMIL, which has 1.8 million active subscribers.
One woman's post on this subreddit detailed a story where she excitedly shared the news of her pregnancy on social media.
Seems fine, right? Not if you ask her mother-in-law.
So begins the mom-to-be's post.
In short, she's 17 weeks pregnant and found out, via gender reveal, that she's having a boy. She shared the happy news with close friends and family.
"Within the first minute of it being up, my partner said he hadn’t told everyone yet so I asked him if he wanted me to take it down. He said no."
"Now she’s messaging me telling me that my poor [husband] is stressed about work tomorrow so I should’ve waited."
So apparently, there are rules now.
There's also some frustration with her hubby for not telling his side of the family, and inadvertently causing this whole mess.
"If she keeps up the madness I'd put her on an info diet or blackout but that can be more stress than it's worth. My sister gets all of her information from my mom when I'm pregnant because she cannot help but pick a fight with me," wrote one commenter.
As she said, "Nobody has time for that mess. With my first pregnancy announcement she decided to tell me she might be pregnant too... and it was all a made up story. People get strange with announcements about babies."
Numerous commenters pointed out that one of the functions of social media is to share news like this.
"My MIL called us today to tell us that my BIL's dog had passed away in the night, 'so we didn't have to find out on FB.' I've met the dog twice. Yes, it is sad for them but it wasn't phone call worthy either," wrote one.
"Tell her your husband was fine with it. And if she has an issue she should call her son, not you. Set those boundaries right now. Because if you don’t she will be so much worse when the baby comes," wrote a commenter, who added, "Oh and congrats!!!!"
Comments were overwhelmingly sympathetic, which perhaps isn't too surprising for a forum dedicated to difficult in-laws.
Do you agree with the mom-to-be, or is there merit to what her MIL is saying? Let us know your thoughts and share your stories in the comments section!
