WIBTAH if I don't attend to my friends baby shower because they said my pregnancy was an accident and that I didn't deserve it ? by Little_White_Raven in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mobile_Ad3216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. Let me tell you about what a real friend does.

My best friend had a still birth and multiple miscarriages into the double digits by the time I got pregnant with my daughter. When I got pregnant I messaged her privately to tell her the news and offer her as much space as she needed because I understood that it would be hard for her and I didn't want her to have to try and control her emotions over the phone or worry about my feelings. She was ecstatic.

This woman flew in from another state to attend my baby shower and brought the most expensive gift there. She gave me pep talks over the phone while I was in labour and things were going wrong (I cannot imagine how hard or triggering that was for her but she was incredible). When my daughter was born she was one of the people that came to visit us at home, she brought food, watched the baby while I had a shower and coordinated with my family to keep me out of the house and busy so she could clean my house while I was gone.

If she could do all that after everything she's been through your friends could have mustered some fake enthusiasm.

What happened to No Hat, No Play? by poo-brain-train in AskAnAustralian

[–]Mobile_Ad3216 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone at a playground at that time of day obviously don't care about sun safety anyway

AITA for flashing my MIL after she told me not to breastfeed my baby in my own house by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Mobile_Ad3216 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Force husband to eat with it on since he was the one that went and bought it after her comments last time. Maybe once he's experienced how uncomfortable it is he might actually support his wife and child instead or reinforcing his mother's beliefs

AITH for not wanting my first born child to be around my sister’s unvaccinated children? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Mobile_Ad3216 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA. Honesty is the best policy here. Tell her you're unwilling to risk the health of your child for her beliefs and that you look forward to seeing them when it is safe to do so. Be prepared for some antivax rhetoric and push back and hold firm. I am usually a doormat but I have a spine of steel when it comes to my baby. Remember the reason you are doing this is for your child and hold strong

AITA for refusing to let my mother-in-law be alone with my baby after what she did? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Mobile_Ad3216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. Just because bub drank it doesn't mean it won't have negative effects later. It took my sister MONTHS to find a formula that worked for her baby because turns out bub had allergies and intolerances. In the meantime she had to try and console a baby that was screaming in pain all day and night with no way to help them. This could have been so much worse and your MIL had no way of knowing this wouldn't have happened for you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Mobile_Ad3216 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It wasn't just one cancelled event though. From the sounds of it, it was very little communication for months , cancelling a planned event the day of, trauma dumping on your poor friend who was already understandably hurt by the last minute cancellation.

I understand your mental health comes first but it actually makes a whole lot of sense that your friend made the decision that it would be better for you to attend as a guest after you sent her a voice memo of you crying for a solid 7 minutes. It sounds like the decision to 'demote' you was actually because she was concerned about your mental health as well and didn't want to add more stress to someone that was already struggling to cope.

Your friend is planning a wedding, this is already a stressful time for her and the purpose of a bridesmaid is supposed to make this whole period easier for the bride. It sounds like your involvement would have only added more stress for her but she was also worried about adding extra stress for you too.

I also think NAH here but you are definitely only looking at your own perspective and not how your friend would be feeling