Man Chooses Dying Mom Over Baby’s Birth

A 36-year-old man found himself in the middle of a heart-wrenching dilemma when his wife asked him to choose between being present for the birth of their first child or saying goodbye to his dying mother. With his mom diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and his wife expecting their baby soon, the man’s answer left his wife furious and him questioning if he made the right choice.

The Heartbreaking Choice

A Man’s Dilemma

Mom’s Struggle

A Life of Sacrifice

Grateful Son

The Fateful Question

His Choice

Wife’s Reaction

Kicked Out

Clarifications

His Side of the Story ️

Supportive Husband?

More Clarifications

Mom’s Situation

Wife’s Priorities

His Efforts

No Apologies?

To Choose or Not to Choose ‍♂️

Facing an impossible choice between his dying mother and his unborn child, this man’s decision left his wife fuming and their relationship strained. Despite clarifications and attempts to justify his choice, the question remains: did he make the right call? Let’s see what people think of this heart-wrenching situation…

Balancing the dying mother and a friend’s baby’s birth ‍ ‍

Engaging plan for a difficult decision. NAH.

Choosing between dying mom and baby’s birth, tough decision. NAH.

A mother’s fear of childbirth complications and being alone.

Pregnant woman’s fear of giving birth alone sparks empathy and advice.

Curious comment raises doubts about the story’s authenticity.

Balancing priorities can be tough, even in difficult situations.

Address your wife’s needs and apologize, don’t be YTA

A reminder from a mom that children don’t owe their parents.

Choosing between deaths is not easy, be there for family

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth – NTA comment.

Heartbreaking situation for all, NAH. Wife must feel alone

Supportive comment suggests making a plan for childbirth emergencies.

Advocating for women during childbirth is crucial.

Prioritizing mom’s death over child’s birth? YTA according to comment.

Supportive comment acknowledges the emotional complexity of the situation.

Man chooses dying mom over wife’s childbirth, gets called out

Wife’s health during childbirth should also be a priority

NAH for the circumstance but YTA for how you handled it.

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth: Is it justified?

Mom and grandma would be pissed if son missed birth.

Is the husband neglecting his responsibilities?

Insensitive comment sparks backlash from readers

Prioritizing dying mom over baby’s birth causing marital tension ‍♂️

Man criticized for choosing dying mom over baby’s birth ‍♂️

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth – NTA, but consider consequences

Discuss emergency plan with wife and assign decision-maker. NAH.

Supportive comment about husband choosing dying mother over baby’s birth

Honesty and communication are key in tough situations.

NTA for choosing mom, but YTA for making wife the bad guy.

Difficult choice but NTA. Pregnancy hormones can affect judgments.

User criticizes OP’s decision to prioritize his feelings over others.

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth – NTA, wife understands ❤️

Touching comment on choosing dying mom over baby’s birth

Spouse offers obvious answer, but man chooses danger instead ‍♂️

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth. NTA, hypothetical fight picking.

Mother of four and aspiring L&D nurse advises choosing child’s birth.

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth – NTA, get therapy.

Sympathy for hypothetical situation of choosing between mom and baby.

Wife’s motive questioned, but NTA for choosing dying mother

Husband chooses dying mom over baby’s birth, wife fears traumatic birth

A grateful daughter-in-law prioritizes her mother-in-law over labor.

Choosing between dying mom and baby’s birth, NTA handles situation.

Tough choice between mom’s death and baby’s birth

Choosing between loved ones is impossible, but triage is key

NTA! Mom’s ultimatum was unfair and uncalled for

Balancing priorities: Wife, mom, and baby. Open communication is key

Putting dying mom first, NTA. Women sometimes ask daft questions.

Heartfelt comment about a tough decision with supportive tone

Heartfelt advice from a mother who lost her own to cancer

Prioritizing dying mom over pregnancy sparks debate among commenters.

Supportive comment defends man’s choice to be with dying mother

Choosing to be with dying parent over baby’s birth. NTA.

User criticizes wife’s immaturity and prioritizes dying mother over baby.

Woman shares similar experience and supports NTA’s decision.

Having a plan for emergencies is important for all couples

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth – NTA, hard decision.

Navigating a Kobayashi Maru situation, NTA for prioritizing mom.

Woman defends man’s choice to be with dying mother. NTA.

Supportive comment encourages spending time with dying mother ❤️

A harsh but fair criticism of the wife’s behavior

Choosing between dying mom and baby’s birth. NTA, but tough.

Choosing between dying mom and baby’s birth, NTA. Support wife.

Supportive comment encourages prioritizing dying mother over baby’s birth

NTA shuts down mom’s inappropriate question with honesty

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth, NTA. Check wife’s attitude

Putting family first. NTA for choosing dying mom over baby’s birth

Choosing between dying mom and baby’s birth – NTA

Balancing joy and grief: A tough choice for NAH commentator

Reassuring support for a scared first-time mom-to-be

Choosing dying parent over baby’s birth. NTA.

Wife’s behavior towards dying mother-in-law is unacceptable

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth: NTA according to commenter

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth is NTA, commenters agree.

Choosing dying mom over baby’s birth – NTA, suggests FaceTime compromise.