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20-07-2025
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Woman Cuts Parents Off After They Attend Former Stepdaughter's Wedding Instead of Her Baby Shower
"My family is calling me selfish and are accusing me of intentionally causing the conflict," she writes on RedditNEED TO KNOW A woman says her parents and brother are opting to attend her mom's former stepdaughter's wedding rather than her baby shower Now, the woman is debating whether or not to cut them off Commenters on Reddit, however, say the woman is being "petty"A woman says she wants to cut off her parents and brother after they opted to attend a wedding rather than her baby shower. In a post on Reddit, she explained that every year, "without fail," a girl named Ginger would join her and her family for a few weeks during the summer while growing up. Although her mom insisted that Ginger was their "sister," the poster always knew "that was impossible." She later found out that Ginger, who is three years older than her, is actually the child of her mom's former husband, who died. "When I was in middle school my mother finally explained who the girl, Ginger, really was," she writes. "Before she met my dad, she had married a man with a six month old daughter (yea you do the math—) and a year later he died of an aneurysm." "She had grown 'so close' to his daughter that her and the mom agreed that even though her dead husband was gone she could still see Ginger every summer for three weeks," she adds. When Ginger entered high school, she became more involved with their life, as her mom invited her over for visits and on vacation, which the poster says "was really annoying." "Worse yet she decided to go to a university in our state, and my parents helped her and her mom move closer to us, so now it felt like Ginger was always around," she explains. Fast forward to now, and Ginger is getting married — on the same date as the poster's baby shower. "My mom told me I could reschedule it and that Ginger's wedding was booked a year and half ago (really nice venue which my parents paid for— we have money, money has never been a struggle for us)," she writes, "but if I reschedule it I risk having the baby before I'm able to have the party." Now, the poster's family is calling her "selfish" and accusing her "of intentionally causing the conflict." "All of them (my father, mother, and brother who for some reason have always loved this stranger) have refused to come to my party," she writes. "So I told them they finally had to pick between the two of us." "My mom called me the devil, and my father told me he's ashamed at how I've come out," she adds. "I have no one on my side but I still do not feel like I am wrong. Ginger is not our family!!" The poster notes that her baby will be her parents' first grandchild, and if they aren't willing to put her above Ginger, then she plans on cutting them off entirely. "Ginger will have her whole family there but mine won't even make time for what's important to me," she adds. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. However, most Reddit users called the poster "jealous," and noted that she scheduled her baby shower on Ginger's wedding day, not the other way around. "Weddings take a long time to plan and the venue was no doubt booked before you even got pregnant," one user wrote. "Why was your shower scheduled for the same day as the wedding?" "You keep calling Ginger a 'stranger' but she's not are obviously extremely jealous of her relationship with your mother. Go to therapy," another added. In an update to the post, the woman revealed that she decided to go to therapy to address her "unresolved tensions regarding the subject of Ginger." She explained that she has "lived in a perpetual state of anxiety" ever since Ginger entered the picture, as it always "felt like a competition" between them. With that, she also has "chosen for now to close my relationship with my mother and father. I realize that a lot of my anger and resentment for this person is misdirected when my real feelings at their core is toward my parent." Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
07-07-2025
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Argument Over ‘Outdated' Baby Name Leads to Two Sisters No Longer Speaking
Choosing a name for your new baby is naturally a high-stakes process that comes with many complications. Maybe you and your partner disagree on the perfect name, or you feel pressured to use a family name you don't particularly like. And it doesn't help at all when the people around you offer their unsolicited, unwanted advice on what to name your baby. But if the stories on Reddit are to be believed, it seems that nosy family members and friends are constantly casting doubt on expectant parents' choices. And these interactions seem to always end in conflict, tension, and even severed ties. In a recent Reddit post, a pregnant woman asked if she would be wrong to give her baby an 'outdated' name. She writes she and her husband overcame the first hurdle of baby naming: They actually agree on a name, Audrey. The couple were so confident in their name choice, which evokes classic Hollywood movie stars like Audrey Hepburn, that they announced their choice at the baby shower. 'One of my sisters told me it was an 'outdated name' and that [our daughter would] get bullied for having a name like that,' the OP wrote. Her sister refused to drop the subject; eventually causing so much distress that it led to her getting kicked out of the baby shower. But the drama didn't end there. The sister continued to harass OP to the point that she decided to block her on social media. Reddit commenters called the name Audrey elegant. As one commenter put it, 'Audrey is one of those timeless, classic names that is rarely hyper trendy but always around. It's a really lovely, solid choice.' Others wondered about the sister's motive. 'It sure sounds like she was trying to keep the name for herself, which is why she was so adamant about you not using it,' wrote one commenter. Of course most people commenting on the post urged her to not get advice from her sister. The discussion also brought up the question no one seems to be able to answer: Why do people get so invested in other peoples' baby names that they risk offending the new parents? In this case, the OP's confidence in her name choice was so shaken that she had to seek validation from a bunch of strangers on the internet. It could be that there is additional context or complicated history with the OP's sister that contributed to such an extreme reaction. But all we can do is guess. And even if (and that's a big IF) OP's daughter were to be bullied because of her name, that's an issue for the child's parents to figure out—it's no one else's business. Some toxic family members might get so caught up in exerting control or power over a situation, that they can't help but belittle others–including the people they love. If that's the case in this relationship, OP was right to block her sister. Though the argument was about a baby name this time, the next argument could be about something even more impactful. No matter what the reasoning, I'm with one commenter who wrote, 'The more stories I hear about this kind of thing, the more I understand why expecting parents keep the baby name to themselves until the birth certificate is signed and official.' Read the original article on Parents
Yahoo
07-07-2025
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Woman Walks Out of Baby Shower She Hosted After Mom-to-Be Jokes About Her Infertility
A woman says she walked out of a baby shower she co-hosted after the mom-to-be made a joke about infertility In a post on Reddit, the woman writes that she's been struggling with infertility "for a few years" — and the woman who made the joke is well aware of that The woman later claimed she was "just kidding," but the damage had been doneA woman who co-hosted a baby shower for a friend says she walked out of the event after the mom-to-be made a joke about her infertility struggles. In a post shared to Reddit, the anonymous 35-year-old writes that she helped plan a baby shower for her friend Anna, who is having her second child. "I bought decorations, split costs, baked cupcakes, all the things," she writes, adding: "For context, I've been dealing with infertility for a few years. Anna knows this." She continues: "During the shower, we were playing a trivia game about babies, and Anna joked, 'Well, [my name] will lose this one, obviously, she's not exactly an expert on babies.' Some people laughed awkwardly, and I just… froze. I excused myself and left without saying much." Anna later texted saying she was 'just kidding,' and accused the woman of making things "weird.' "Another mutual friend said I should've stayed and not made it about me," she writes. "Am I overreacting by being hurt and walking out?" Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Other Reddit users say the woman didn't overreact at all, with one writing, "It was about you, that's why you left. I'm glad you stuck up for yourself. You deserve friends that don't expect your most painful experiences to be fodder for their public or private 'jokes' about you. And you deserve friends who stand up for you when you're wronged instead of cowering at the feet of the bully who wronged you for the sake of peace or not rocking the boat or whatever." Adds another: "That's heartbreaking and honestly, that comment was cruel and insensitive. You absolutely deserved better support, not hurtful remarks." Read the original article on People
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07-07-2025
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Woman Walks Out of Friend's Baby Shower After She Jokes About Her Infertility During Group Game
A woman shared in a viral online Reddit post that she left her friend's baby shower after the expectant mom made a joke about her infertility The pal said the poster would lose a 'trivia game about babies" because she wasn't "exactly an expert" on the matter The Redditor noted that she had been struggling with infertility for years, which was something her friend had known aboutA woman walked out of a friend's baby shower after the expectant mom made an out-of-line joke at her expense. The 35-year-old woman shared in a post on Reddit's popular "Am I Overreacting" forum that she helped plan her 34-year-old friend Anna's baby shower for her second child. "I bought decorations, split costs, baked cupcakes, all the things," she writes. "For context, I've been dealing with infertility for a few years. Anna knows this." During the shower, the guests were playing a 'trivia game about babies,' when Anna made a pointed comment about the poster. "Anna joked, 'Well, [my name] will lose this one, obviously, she's not exactly an expert on babies,'" the woman recalls. The joke rubbed the woman the wrong way, as she had been struggling with infertility for years, which Anna was well aware of. 'Some people laughed awkwardly, and I just… froze,' the woman adds. 'I excused myself and left without saying much.' The woman did not say whether she returned to the party, but noted that Anna later texted her, saying she was 'just kidding' and that the poster 'made things weird' by leaving. 'Another mutual friend said I should've stayed and not made it about me,' the woman adds, asking other Reddit users if she was "overreacting by being hurt and walking out." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Nearly all of the commenters were on the poster's side, noting that Anna 'made it about' her 'when she mentioned your name.' They added that 'if she was a good friend she would know that isn't a topic to joke about.' '... Referring to your lack of children is crossing a line,' another chimed in. 'It's a reasonable boundary that your friends shouldn't even need to be asked not to cross. If she thinks that sticking by this boundary makes you difficult or weird, then she's not a real friend. You deserve better friends…' Others said that the woman's apology also wasn't up to snuff. One person said, 'That was incredibly cruel and you deserve a sincere apology not that text.' Someone else suggested that the woman give her friend a chance to 'muster a sincere apology' and do 'some reflection on why she chose to hurt you like that.' They also noted that if the woman's friend doesn't 'demonstrate' this by the end of the week, they should move on from the friendship. Read the original article on People
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06-07-2025
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Woman Doesn't Want Her In-Laws Around Her Newborn After They Ignored Her Deadly Peanut Allergy
A woman on Reddit writes that she hopes to never see her in-laws again after they've continued to disregard her needs In the post, she writes that her mother-in-law has gone so far as to ignore her deadly peanut allergy The mother-in-law has served dishes with peanuts in them, even when the woman was pregnant, she writesA woman says she would be okay with never seeing her in-laws again after they've continued to disregard her needs — even going so far as to ignore her deadly peanut allergy. In a post shared to Reddit, she writes that she and her 24-year-old fiancé have been dealing with his in-laws for more than a year — but since they recently welcomed a baby boy, the situation is now spiraling out of control. "When me and my fiancé started dating, I was terribly disrespected by his parents but stuck by my fiancé trying to figure things out. I have a deadly peanut allergy and his parents did not care," she writes. "They would cook food and tell me after setting the food in front of me that there were peanuts in it. This happened while I was about 5 months pregnant and [that] was when I told my fiancé I was not going around them anymore but he could do what he wants." She adds that the disrespect continued at her baby shower, when his mom "threw such a fit" about not serving peanuts that she wound up cancelling the event. "After that I was such a wreck because of how bad I felt for my fiancé and unborn baby," she adds. "I wanted things to be figured out and I didn't want my fiancé to deal with such a terrible situation." Later, the in-laws made an issue out of seeing the newborn baby — refusing to see the baby in the woman's family home after she asked for an apology for the earlier incidents. After refusing to apologize or visit the newborn baby, the in-laws eventually cut the couple off, even blocking them on social media. "I told my fiancé I didn't want our baby around them alone because of how much they disregard literally anything that they feel like with other people," she writes. "He agreed with me thankfully. I just know things will be worse before they get better. I feel like it's making my postpartum worse." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Others on Reddit are offering their takes on the situation, with many arguing that the situation is fairly common. "That's textbook toxic in-laws 101," writes one commenter. "You and your fiancé drawing the line is the only sane move here. No apology means no access, simple as that. They're choosing to be nuisances, not family. Protect your mental health and your kid, because these people sound like a liability, not an asset. Postpartum's tough enough without that circus. Stay firm." Read the original article on People
