For many people, one of the most special parts of pregnancy is revealing the news to your loved ones. While eager social media users sometimes choose to share the announcement online, others may want to keep their entire pregnancy journey private.
However, one woman was left seething when her pal took it upon herself to announce the news of her pregnancy which she had only told close family and friends about on Facebook. Taking to Reddit, the mum-to-be confessed she was 'livid' after her friend uploaded an image of her baby shower invitation along with a congratulations message.
The expectant mother said she felt like her selfish friend had 'stole all of my joy' and she was furious that people she no longer kept in contact with from school and college knew about her private life. She wrote in an angry post: "My friend announced my pregnancy on social media. There's nothing I can do now, I am livid.
"I am due in April and have only been telling my close friends and family. I'm not a social media gal, I want to be distant from random high school/college people and my friend, whom I grew up with, went to high school and college with (so has all of my own followers) posted my baby shower invite with a 'congrats'
"I just need someone to talk me off a ledge, I feel like she stole all of my joy, random people are texting me congrats and I DIDN'T TELL THEM. I am so hurt & so P*****."
Other Reddit users flocked to the comments to sympathise with the expectant mother. One person replied: "I just don’t understand people who post invites to events on social media.
"It's rude to the hosts, it's rude to the people who weren’t invited, and in this case, it's rude to the guest of honour. I'm sorry OP. I'd ask her to take it down".
A second commented: "Demand her to delete it and put her in a timeout. Don't give her anymore information until you can't trust she'll respect your privacy."
A third agreed: "Ask her to delete it."
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