A mum-to-be has been praised for her stern stance on not telling her mother-in-law when she gives birth after her antics on social media.
The woman took to online social forum Reddit to explain how she and her fiancé were expecting their first child together after six years trying to conceive. The two were over the moon, but their joy was soon dashed.
The mother-in-law had been announcing some special moments on social media without the parents permission, like the announcement of the pregnancy and gender reveal.
The expectant mum let the Facebook-happy mum off at first, but has admitted that it has really bothered her as she feels the granny-to-be has "stole moments from us".
She told her mother-in-law to cut it out - or she would expect to find out about any future baby news, including the birth, through social media.
Taking to Reddit, the woman said: "I and my fiance have been together for 10 years, and have been trying to conceive for over six years.
"We are finally pregnant and could not be more happier, however I've noticed that my mother-in-law is a little finger friendly and posts a lot on her social media pages.
"The first happened when we actually made the pregnancy announcement to our family and close friends, we announced pretty early because we were so excited, and I found out my mother-in-law had made a post about being a nan again and how excited she is - me and my fiance hadn't even been able to make the announcement ourselves yet as we wanted to wait till our 12 week scan before posting anything.
She continued: "I didn't say much because she was probably just very excited, and I focused on working on being as healthy as I can for the baby.
"The second happened at our gender reveal, we had been planning for weeks, and found out the gender of our baby, it was such a pleasant day and a lot of crying.
"Lots of pictures were taken, and it was just close friends and family. The day came to a sudden stop when I had a notification that I had been tagged in a post from mother-in-law letting everyone know the gender of our baby.
The mum-to-be continued: "I have to admit this angered me, I was hoping that me and my fiance could make that announcement ourselves first, but it wasn't even the end of the day and I was receiving congrats message from random people."
"I expressed my concern to my fiance, and he said he'd talk to her.
"We're now 30 weeks into the pregnancy and decided to get a 4D scan to see our precious baby, and sent the photos to close family before we put any posts up, and she again made the post before me or my fiance could.
"We've now had to sit her down and tell her that she has stole these moments from us by making these announcements first, this is our first baby and its those moments we can never have returned to us.
"I have made a warning that if this continues where announcements are being made before we have made them, then I will not tell her when her grandchild arrives, and that she can find out through social media."
The writer concluded the post: "She's now become very upset and said that we are overreacting, am I the a****** in this situation?"
Reddit users flocked to the expectant mother's defence, saying that the mother-in-law was in the wrong and had ruined their happy journey into parenthood.
One Reddit user said: "She shouldn't be upset as she sees this as a legitimate way for people to find out about things. When she has something to say about herself she can decide how to inform people about it."
Another wrote: "She lost the right to her access when she flagrantly went against your wishes, not once, but three times. Misbehave, and suffer the consequences. Doesn't matter how old you are."
A third added: "She will absolutely make posts all over social media the minute you give birth if you give her half a chance. She has shown that she will continue this behavior even after you have set clear boundaries about it.
"She's in the "find out" stage of her little endeavor. She prefers "likes" to her loved ones' wishes. And nobody likes that."
Meanwhile, another said: "It's wholly inappropriate to make announcements of other people's news. As adults we know this, it's common sense and respect."
And a fifth noted: "Your MIL has had three strikes, now she's out. You are entirely in the right and she must toe the line and behave.
"No more announcements from her on social media, the big events are yours. If she fails again, she's on a strict info diet, finding out as you choose."
Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - sign up to our daily newsletter here .
