A woman who hid her pregnancy from her family has shared how they were left furious by her decision to keep it a secret.
The unnamed woman took to Reddit and explained that her stepmother had become ‘too pushy’ about filling the mother role after their biological mom passed away.
This left her and her siblings feeling uncomfortable.
The woman’s sister also didn’t like the way their stepmother acted during her two pregnancies as she had ‘tormented her with talk of how she’d need her.’
Their stepmother also told her sister how becoming a mom would bring them closer together but it was an idea that her sister was not very excited about.
Sharing her situation on Reddit, the woman recalled how the stepmother told her sister that she was being dramatic after she said that she missed their mom.
“She said pregnancy makes women irrational and there’s no reason to miss a ghost,” she wrote.
“My sister has not allowed our dad’s wife to be known as grandma to her kids ever since. She had considered allowing it before the pregnancy stuff but after the chance was gone and my sister would not hear arguments for it,” she went on.
When she got pregnant, she decided to keep it a secret and only shared the happy news with her sister and husband’s family.
“My dad was furious and his wife and my half-sister still send me messages about how cruel and unfair I am,” she revealed.
People on Reddit were quick to reassure the woman, with one person commenting: “Step-parents who try to completely replace a dead parent will almost always fail to make the bonds they are trying to forcefully forge. Far better to always acknowledge the elephant that never leaves the room.”
Another wrote: “Your stepmother sounds smothering. You did the best for yourself, your husband, and your child. Your pregnancy and birth were never about them. Congrats on the new bub. Sending you lots of contented baby vibes.”
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