'Father-in-law's two-word response to pregnancy news ruined the whole moment'

15 October 2023 , 11:09

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A woman's father-in-law gave a two-word response to her baby news (stock image) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Dealing with your in-laws is not always the easiest situation to navigate, especially when it comes to keeping everyone happy. There can be tensions and even arguments if one side has a strong opinion about something - and that is exactly what one mum-to-be found.

The woman, who is expecting her first child with her partner, has admitted to being stuck in the middle of an argument between her father-in-law and her brothers. She explained how although she wasn't involved in the argument she is now even getting blamed for the fallout and told she should have spoken up.

Problems started for the woman when she and her partner announced their baby news, while the news was welcomed by both of their families, it was the baby's name that caused issues. The woman told everyone they had decided to give the baby her surname instead of her partner's and her father-in-law didn't approve.

In a Reddit post, the woman explained after her father-in-law left a post under their announcement, her brothers were quick to jump to her defence which led to a big argument within the family with the woman feeling stuck in the middle. In her post, she said: "He commented that his last name sounded 'much better'. My brother and a couple of friends responded to him. They told him he was being weird and he insisted it wasn't weird to expect his grandchild to have HIS last name. My brother called him stupid."

The woman went on to explain how this led to her boyfriend getting a phone call from his mum who warned him they were "tired of dealing" with his partner. She added in her post: "She insisted I was in the wrong, I should've stuck up for him and I had no reason to be so upset and I am too sensitive".

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The woman has now been left confused about whether she was in the wrong or not. Responding to her post, people were quick to stick up for the woman, pointing out they believed her to be right, one user said: "It isn't your job to defend your father-in-law from a position he put himself in, especially since that position came from criticising a choice you made."

Another said: "Your father-in-law should have kept his old-fashioned values to himself and if he wanted to discuss it with you then he should have kept it off a public forum." A third added: "The problem you need to address is your boyfriend's parents and their behaviour. You shouldn't cater to them. You and your boyfriend need to start laying down boundaries and what is acceptable behaviour before the kid comes.

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Catherine Murphy