Woman Who Had High-Risk Pregnancy Upset In-Laws Want to See the Baby, but Haven't Once Asked About Her
A woman who went through a traumatic pregnancy says her in-laws are demanding to "see the baby" — but still haven't asked whether she's okay
In a post shared to Reddit, she writes that her in-laws have "made my life a living hell"
Now, she's asking the Internet if she's going too far by keeping them from the babyA woman who recently gave birth says her in-laws have been demanding to "see the baby" but have not asked about her, despite the fact that she is a cancer survivor who had a traumatic pregnancy.
In a post shared to Reddit, the woman shares that she and her husband lived with his family for a time, but they "made my life a living hell."
Years later, they got their own home and went no-contact after she was diagnosed with cancer and his mother made rude comments urging the husband to divorce her.
When the woman got pregnant, they began speaking to her husband's family again, though she had a high-risk pregnancy and was largely bed-ridden.
Six months after the baby was born, her mother-in-law sent a gift and now, 15 months after the baby was born, both the in-laws and her husband's brother want to see the child.
"Not once did they ever call to check up on me, not once did they care to call and ask if there was anything they could help with," she writes.
When they asked if they could see the child, the woman "refused, and an argument ensued because my baby does not like strangers, she is very startled (because she is a preemie) and will tremble with even my own family (which she sees all the time)," she writes.
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"And furthermore, why should I allow people access to see my daughter when they have never respected me? My husband was very upset, and I said, 'My daughter is not a pawn, no they cannot see her. No we won't be going over. If I wanted her to meet them, I would take her but I don't.' "
She ends the post with a question to other Reddit users: "What would you do?"
Commenters argue they would immediately turn to the husband.
"I would be asking my husband why he hasn't cut ties with every single one of them for disrespecting his wife," writes one commenter.
Adds another: "At this point if he wants to maintain contact with his family it should be completely separate from you and the kids."
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