Pregnant Woman Accused of ‘Trying to Ruin’ Future Sister-in-Law’s Wedding After Not Wanting to Travel at the 9-Month Mark
"I don’t feel comfortable traveling so far away from my midwife and dragging along several young kids under 3, potentially even a newborn," the woman said
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A pregnant woman in a car (stock image).A pregnant woman and her future sister-in-law have hit a bump in the road along the way to establishing their familial relationship.
The woman explained on Reddit’s “Am I the A------” forum why her in-laws “are very angry” at her for not wanting to attend her husband’s brother’s wedding, which is scheduled near the 40-week mark of her pregnancy.
“We are currently expecting another baby this summer,” she said of her husband of five years in her post. “His brother very recently got engaged (after I found out I was pregnant) and announced they have decided to get married several states away (where she is from).”
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A pregnant woman in a home (stock image).Noting that “the problem” is that the day of the wedding is close to her due date, the woman wrote, "I have a history of ‘going early’ and will probably have the baby before 40 weeks, but there’s no guarantee."
She added, “I don’t feel comfortable traveling so far away from my midwife and dragging along several young kids under 3, potentially even a newborn.”
At one point, the woman said her husband was asked to be the best man, while her children were not asked to be involved in the wedding party because she claimed her soon-to-be sister-in-law "doesn’t really like kids.”
“We agreed to have him fly down by himself for the weekend regardless of whether or not l’ve gone into labor, but my in-laws are very angry, and my future [sister-in-law] is saying that we are trying to ruin her day by making it about ourselves,” the pregnant woman recalled of her in-laws’ reactions.
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A wedding invitation (stock image).“I just don't want to travel and risk exposing such a little baby to germs and lots of people,” she continued. “I’d probably still be in a diaper myself. If we drove, it’d be about 14 hours of driving, not including stopping for breaks with four young kids.”
In the comments section, many sided with the pregnant woman for not wanting to attend the wedding.
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“Jesus, what family did you marry into?!? Your husband is willing to miss the birth of HIS OWN CHILD to be at this wedding and that is not enough?!" one user wrote. "Sounds like him pulling out of even going at all may be the answer here.”
Another Redditor suggested the woman should mention to her sister-in-law “that your water breaking on the dance floor would ruin her day more than your absence. What a life your BIL will have.”
Other people, meanwhile, related to dealing with similar behavior in their families.
“My brother is with someone like that,” one said. “I promise you life is better when you stop catering to it. Way fewer headaches and a lot less drama.”
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