A woman has faced a huge backlash from her mother-in-law after she did not name her newborn daughter after her. Since hearing the news about the baby's name, the in-law has shown zero interest in the pregnancy and will just refer to the kid as 'the baby' which has left the mum reeling.
The mother-in-law has three boys of her own so was very keen on getting a girl for a granddaughter so when she heard that she would be getting this she was ecstatic and before even congratulating the mum, she was keen to get her thoughts heard on the name.
Taking to Reddit, the mum-of-two explained that this was not the first time her in-law had been keen on getting naming rights as she initially wanted the parents to name their son after her husband who passed away. The parents compromised by giving their son the same middle name which the relative grew to accept.
In the post, the mum, who remained anonymous, wrote: "When we announced we were having a boy my first pregnancy she was devastated it wasn’t a girl.
"Now , when we announced we were having a girl she was ecstatic (she's a mum of three boys) and when my husband told her the news - the very first thing out of her mouth wasn’t 'congrats' or 'I’m so happy for you' it was you’ll be naming her after me right!"
The mum added that they refused to name the kid after her but the relative got other members of the family to gang up on the parents, leaving them with no option but to put their foot down which disappointed the in-laws.
"Since finding out the baby will not be named after her she has shown zero interest in the entire pregnancy. She’s never once asked how she’s growing or doing, how I feel, when appointments are, if we need help," said the woman.
"Originally she was supposed to be watching our son while we went into labor but due to her being so heartless about the entire pregnancy I started limiting contact and we decided on other arrangements. She’s not pleased.
"She refuses to acknowledge our daughter in any way or get her anything. Again super hurtful. She refers to my daughter as “the baby” if the subject of our daughter gets brought up."
In response, many sided with the hurt mum and said the in-law had been acting very unreasonably.
One person wrote: "Due to her current behaviour please watch out for her favouring your son over your daughter."
While another stated: "She had this whole fantasy built up in her mind about taking over your daughter and how much fun it would be."
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