A pregnant mother has shared how her mother-in-law demanded to be the first one to hold her baby.
The expecting mom said that her MIL claimed that it’s ‘tradition’ for her to be present during the birth, be given the honor of choosing the name for the child, and be the first to hold the baby.
When she found out that she was pregnant, she and her husband became ‘extremely excited’ by the amazing news.
But after her mother-in-law discovered that she was pregnant, she has ‘tried to take over everything,’ including the nursery and the baby shower.
The MIL also said that she has to be the first to know the gender of the baby.
“And now she has just announced to me and my husband that it’s ‘tradition’ that the first child that her kids have, she got to choose the name and got to be at the birth, plus hold the baby before the father,” she wrote on Reddit.
“Me and my husband have already told her no, and she threw a fit and tried to tell us it’s tradition.
“My husband then went on to tell her that this was the first he has heard of this, and MIL said it was an agreement between her and the parents about to have the baby, something not to be discussed.”
Her husband then checked with his siblings who already have children, and they said that their mother had also tried to pull the same thing, claiming it was a ‘tradition.’
“Me and husband have both been ignoring her since but she doesn’t seem to understand boundaries.”
One Reddit user commented: “How is it a ‘tradition’ if she started it herself?!? She just wants control. So annoying.”
Another wrote: “A tradition. You know, something she made up on the spot so she could be in the center of it all. Isn’t that the definition of a tradition? eye roll .”
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