Bride with fertility issues slams guest for giving her pregnancy test as a gift
Finding the perfect wedding gift can be a difficult task.
If you’re not sure what to buy, though, it’s probably not a good idea to gift a hamper full of pregnancy tests, pacifiers and baby onesies.
It’s best to err on the side of caution that the bride and groom might not want kids - at least right away.
For this one bride, though, the gift was even more “insensitive”.
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She took to Twitter to share her confusion over the gift she received.
“Someone gave me a pregnancy test, pacifiers, and onesies as a wedding gift and that is just super inappropriate?”
“Even if I wanted children (which I don’t) I am infertile and a gift like that is extremely insensitive.”
The tweet was shared on Facebook as part of a wedding shaming group.
The bride went on to explain that all of her guests knew she was infertile but she’s continually told she’s “selfish” for not having children.
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She went onto explain that her Mormon religion was to blame and that having a big family is expected of her.
“They keep telling me over and over again, I’ll change my mind or that I’m being selfish and immature for not having kids. I have repeatedly asked them to not bring it up.”
Other users who were part of the Facebook group sympathised with the new bride.
One wrote: “Nothing would make that ok as a wedding gift.”
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Not everybody understood the bride’s fury, though. Some people, who received baby-related gifts, said they found them extremely helpful.
Many agreed that yes, it is a helpful gift if you’ve specifically asked for it. However, if you’ve explained to everybody you don’t want children or are infertile, that’s a different story.
Perhaps next time it’s just worth sticking to the gift registry.