Buckle up, folks! We’ve got a doozy of a family drama for you today. Meet our 28-year-old protagonist, the forgotten first grandchild who’s been ignored by her grandparents for her entire life. But now that she’s had a baby of her own, suddenly they want to be all up in her business! Is she wrong for telling them to stay away? Let’s dive into this juicy tale of family dysfunction and find out!
The Forgotten First Grandchild
♀️ Grandparents MIA for 28 Years
Pregnancy Announcement Drama
Grandma’s Half-Hearted Apology
Baby’s Born, Grandma Wants to Visit
♀️ New Mom Sets Boundaries
Birthday Surprise: Grandparents Invite Themselves
Feeling Like a Baby-Making Machine
♀️ No Obligation to Reconnect
Grandparents Turned a Blind Eye
Dad Calls Out Grandparents’ BS
No Room at the Inn ️
AITA for Telling Them Not to Visit? ♀️
♀️ Pressured to Call, Now Regretting It
Never Expected a Visit, Now What? ♀️
Siblings Get More Attention, Ouch!
Grandparents’ Shocking Words at Birth
New Mom Tells Neglectful Grandparents to Stay Away!
Well, well, well… looks like our new mom has had enough of her grandparents’ BS! After 28 years of being ignored and forgotten, they suddenly want to play happy family now that there’s a baby in the picture. But our protagonist isn’t having it! ♀️ She’s setting boundaries and telling them to stay put. Can you blame her, though? I mean, they didn’t even bother to check on her during her rough upbringing! And let’s not forget the shocking words they said about her mom when she was born. Yikes! So, what do you think? Is she being too harsh, or are the grandparents reaping what they sowed? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this family feud!
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NTA. 28 years too late. Ignore them and move on.
Reconnecting with family may be awkward, but harmless.
New mother establishes boundaries with strangers claiming baby’s time.
Calling someone to visit and then telling them not to come? YTA
Opinionated comment calls out YTA for opening communication with family.
Sending a message after 28 years: Closure or Invitation?
No obligation to involve grandparents in your life ♀️
Open-mindedness can lead to pleasant surprises
Old-fashioned sexism questioned. Baby’s gender may be the reason?
Engaging with family is a two-way street
Set boundaries or stop complaining: NAH comment on family visits.
Mixed feelings about estranged family wanting to visit newborn
It’s time to have an adult discussion with your dad
Engage in a conversation with them, before grandma and pops arrive.
Redditors advise caution in letting estranged family meet new baby
Having a baby doesn’t make estranged family come back.
Dad defends OP but wants them to call the shunners
Setting boundaries with family during pandemic
Harsh but fair feedback for entitled and bitter OP
After 28 years, NTA for not wanting relationship with family. Clarify intentions.
Setting boundaries is important for a healthy relationship
Ignoring someone for 28 years? No baby, no welcome
Curious commenter questions family’s sudden interest in OP’s baby
Putting my baby first – NTA disowns entitled grandparents.
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User rates woman’s actions as 2 out of 5, questions her excuse.
Setting boundaries with in-laws after having a baby
OP is only slightly in the wrong for not wanting contact ♀️
Civil disagreement, NAH judgement and mutual understanding
Setting boundaries and protecting your baby from toxic behavior
Polite distancing from grandparents after 28 years. Congrats!
NTA. The comment may have sparked genuine regret, but no obligation.
Setting boundaries and standing up for yourself is important.
Setting boundaries with family. NTA.
Defending the right to privacy as a new parent.
“No is a complete sentence.” Setting boundaries with family
Family who shunned her for 28 years want to visit now
Protecting your baby from toxic family members. NTA ♀️
Toxic great grandma? NTA for cutting her off.
Don’t worry about deadbeat relatives, they rarely change
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Setting boundaries is important. NTA for standing up for yourself.
NTA. Don’t let them use your baby for cuddles
Motherhood can bring to light past family wounds. NTA.
Family only cares about the baby, not the mother. NTA.
Congrats on the beautiful baby! NTA and don’t look back!
No love lost between OP and their grandparents.
You don’t owe them anything. NTA.
Asserting boundaries with family, NTA.
Avoiding toxic family during pandemic
Don’t let their past judgment hold you back.
No contact and no visits. NTA for keeping them out
Cutting out toxic family. Respectfully declining involvement with child.
Don’t put your precious baby on a silver tray for strangers
No relationship with either parent means no relationship with baby
Reconnecting with estranged family – NTA or NAH?
Cutting off toxic family members for a healthy future
Grandparents ignored commenter for years, then asked for help. NTA.
New parents beware: Unvaccinated family members can’t hold the baby
No obligation to form a relationship. Your wishes should be respected.
28 years too late ♀️
Setting boundaries: NTA and busy with the baby
Congrats on the baby! NTA, entitled people need boundaries
User suggests OP may be in the wrong for denying child relationship with grandparent
Sneaky revenge plan against shunning grandparents.
Balancing family and safety during COVID-19 pandemic
Not the a-hole, but don’t hold your breath for reconciliation.
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Putting toxic grandparents out of grandchildren’s lives is justified.
Family shunned her until she had a boy. NTA for distancing.
Intrusive family members? NTA, they don’t get to decide for you.
New mom defends not wanting strangers near her baby
Sneaky yet cautious approach to meeting estranged family.
Grandmother only cares about baby, not you. NTA.
OP and family both suck in this situation.
