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Parents Tell Their Daughter They’re Removing Her From The Will Because She Has No Kids, So She Ruins Their Holidays
Parents Tell Their Daughter They’re Removing Her From The Will Because She Has No Kids, So She Ruins Their Holidays
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Parents Tell Their Daughter They’re Removing Her From The Will Because She Has No Kids, So She Ruins Their Holidays

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Kids. Some folks want to have ‘em. Some folks don’t. Either way, it can be a sore and embarrassing topic of discussion with family members. Especially around the holidays. But if you think you’re feeling pressured to have kids by your loved ones, you’d better check again because things might not be as bad for you as for some.

Redditor Doesnotcontributes shared the story of how her entire family got into a massive argument before Christmas. Her parents wrote her out of their will because she was the only one of her three other siblings not having kids.

So in response, the woman demanded that her family members leave her house. Later, she let them know very clearly that she wouldn’t be hosting Christmas at her house this time. The redditor then turned to the ‘Am I the Assh*le’ subreddit for their advice whether she was justified in doing what she did.

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    A woman shared her story of how she ruined her family’s Christmas because her parents cut her out of the will

    Image credits: Ken Mayer (not the actual photo)

    Why did they do that? Well, their daughter wasn’t having kids

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    Image credits: doesnotcontributes

    Doesnotcontributes’ post got removed from the subreddit because it breached the community’s rule on not posting revenge stories. However, the story can still be found hiding, lurking, deep in the dark corners of the internet (Twitter and Imgur).

    The vast majority of redditors thought that Doesnotcontributes was not in the wrong and blamed her family for believing that the only way to ‘contribute’ is by having kids. However, some internet users thought that she could have responded more calmly. While others thought that the entire family was to blame.

    The holiday season can be a rough time and cause a lot of arguments because of how different reality is from high expectations. According to Dr. Zoe Shaw, some parents can be very inflexible because they expect that each and every Christmas Eve and Christmas Day should be spent with the extended family, even when everyone’s all grown up. However, spending all that time just with your family can be exhausting. Everyone needs some basic boundaries and some time to be alone to unwind.

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    Meanwhile, Yesenia Almonte writes that telling your family members that you don’t want to have kids is especially difficult in some communities. For example, if you’re Hispanic, there are certain traditional expectations that you will create a family.

    Dr. Ellen Walker explains that one of the best things that you can do if you don’t want to have kids is to have a clear and solid understanding of the reasons why you’re choosing to do what you do. She also suggests that when talking about your choices to others that you be assertive but not confrontational or trying to control the beliefs of others. After all, it’s not about being right; it’s about understanding one another.

    The vast majority of people thought that the woman wasn’t in the wrong; the parents were

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    Shantelle Stratford
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have fertility issues and I am also the only one out of 4 children that has not/can not have children and the father saying that to her just p****s me off! It's so rude and just a load of c**p. Weather you choose to not have kids or can't have kids has nothing to do with contribution. I am so happy that her Husband backed her up without batting an eye. I know if I was in her shoes my husband and I would do the exact same as her. You don't need toxic people in your life even if they are family.

    AlphaPuck
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It makes me sick when I hear my coworker say her son is getting married so she can finally get grandchildren. If that is what you are shooting for then your priorities are all wrong. My wife and I have been married 9 years and with her fertility issues, my parents have NEVER said a word about us having kids. its never come up. I am so thankful for their understanding. Sounds like this woman is the ONLY good egg to come from that family.

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    John Louis
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is no one's business how many kids you do or don't have. There is no Biblical, moral, economic, societal, altruistic mandate or obligation to have kids or have a certain number of kids. END OF STORY!!!!

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only that, but there were only 1 billion of us in 1800, 2 billion in 1930, and now we are going full steam towards 8 billion humans on our suffering planet. https://www.ecology.com/population-estimates-year-2050/

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    Jess-a-men
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am so glad that my family accepted my decision to not have kids. The only one who actually asked more than once (read: twice) was my great-grandmother and I'm fairly sure she just forgot.

    Ani-87
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s awesome but what is there to accept?

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    Hilliary Smith
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should not have been kicked off a site for being a "revenge" story. This is a "setting boundaries" story.

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She did right on throwing them all out of her house. But she should have also blocked all of them on her phone and on facebook. They all made it clear on that day that they think she's not a "worthy" family member so there's no need for them to be able to contact her anymore.

    LaDonna Hulcy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woman are NOT baby machines! So Happy her hubby stepped up and stood by her side. what a bunch of a******s. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN IF THEY DO NOT WANT THEM. saying "Aww but what if she had fertility issues?" that isn't the point! No one should be forced to have children they do not want them.

    John Smith
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    Actually it is a woman's evolutionary, biological function to carry a child. Hence the ovaries and uterus. So you could also say that a woman is by her very nature a baby machine. But of course choosing to do so is another matter entirely.

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    John L
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find it ironic. Did it ever occur to the other families, that they were able to afford such a large house, because they didn't have to support kids? With family like that, you don't need many enemies... I shudder to think what would be the reaction if she was gay or married outside her race, if they shunned her just for not having kids....

    Kim Lee
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet they would have 'dealt' with it if she married outside of her race, if there was kids involved. That's sad, it makes it seem that the mere presence of grandchildren is far more important to them than the needs and wants of their actual child. :(

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    Atlas
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So having a kid is contributing? What kind of Nineteenth century belief is this? I'm an only child on my 20s and I already told my parents I don't want to be a mother. They didn't even bat an eye - thankfully they aren't out of their minds like op's dad and siblings. What an ungrateful family she has.

    RaroaRaroa
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's almost like her Dad feels it makes him more important the more grandkids he has. Weird. Like you say, how is having a kid a "contribution"? Are they trying to build up a cult or something?

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    Lingon
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have been meaner, as I wouldn't have told them about them not being invited for Christmas and gone on a trip fantasising about them banging on my door. Why should I contribute even by text?

    Donna Leske
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lingon, you win the internet today. I left BP and brooded involuntarily about the story while I cleaned up the kitchen. I not only agree with OP and applaud her spouse for backing her up - I think she could have gone further. The thing is this wasn't the first family rodeo! You KNOW there have been both large and small incidents building to this moment. Stand strong OP!

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    Kate Kyffin
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a shame isn't it? When you are bought up to be an individual and independent and then you become an adult with your own ideas, but someone in the family doesn't like your perspective (what ever it is). Be you, be independent and be strong. Love and be loved by those who count.

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    Shantelle Stratford
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have fertility issues and I am also the only one out of 4 children that has not/can not have children and the father saying that to her just p****s me off! It's so rude and just a load of c**p. Weather you choose to not have kids or can't have kids has nothing to do with contribution. I am so happy that her Husband backed her up without batting an eye. I know if I was in her shoes my husband and I would do the exact same as her. You don't need toxic people in your life even if they are family.

    AlphaPuck
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It makes me sick when I hear my coworker say her son is getting married so she can finally get grandchildren. If that is what you are shooting for then your priorities are all wrong. My wife and I have been married 9 years and with her fertility issues, my parents have NEVER said a word about us having kids. its never come up. I am so thankful for their understanding. Sounds like this woman is the ONLY good egg to come from that family.

    Load More Replies...
    John Louis
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is no one's business how many kids you do or don't have. There is no Biblical, moral, economic, societal, altruistic mandate or obligation to have kids or have a certain number of kids. END OF STORY!!!!

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only that, but there were only 1 billion of us in 1800, 2 billion in 1930, and now we are going full steam towards 8 billion humans on our suffering planet. https://www.ecology.com/population-estimates-year-2050/

    Load More Replies...
    Jess-a-men
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am so glad that my family accepted my decision to not have kids. The only one who actually asked more than once (read: twice) was my great-grandmother and I'm fairly sure she just forgot.

    Ani-87
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s awesome but what is there to accept?

    Load More Replies...
    Hilliary Smith
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should not have been kicked off a site for being a "revenge" story. This is a "setting boundaries" story.

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She did right on throwing them all out of her house. But she should have also blocked all of them on her phone and on facebook. They all made it clear on that day that they think she's not a "worthy" family member so there's no need for them to be able to contact her anymore.

    LaDonna Hulcy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woman are NOT baby machines! So Happy her hubby stepped up and stood by her side. what a bunch of a******s. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN IF THEY DO NOT WANT THEM. saying "Aww but what if she had fertility issues?" that isn't the point! No one should be forced to have children they do not want them.

    John Smith
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    Actually it is a woman's evolutionary, biological function to carry a child. Hence the ovaries and uterus. So you could also say that a woman is by her very nature a baby machine. But of course choosing to do so is another matter entirely.

    Load More Replies...
    John L
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find it ironic. Did it ever occur to the other families, that they were able to afford such a large house, because they didn't have to support kids? With family like that, you don't need many enemies... I shudder to think what would be the reaction if she was gay or married outside her race, if they shunned her just for not having kids....

    Kim Lee
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet they would have 'dealt' with it if she married outside of her race, if there was kids involved. That's sad, it makes it seem that the mere presence of grandchildren is far more important to them than the needs and wants of their actual child. :(

    Load More Replies...
    Atlas
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So having a kid is contributing? What kind of Nineteenth century belief is this? I'm an only child on my 20s and I already told my parents I don't want to be a mother. They didn't even bat an eye - thankfully they aren't out of their minds like op's dad and siblings. What an ungrateful family she has.

    RaroaRaroa
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's almost like her Dad feels it makes him more important the more grandkids he has. Weird. Like you say, how is having a kid a "contribution"? Are they trying to build up a cult or something?

    Load More Replies...
    Lingon
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have been meaner, as I wouldn't have told them about them not being invited for Christmas and gone on a trip fantasising about them banging on my door. Why should I contribute even by text?

    Donna Leske
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lingon, you win the internet today. I left BP and brooded involuntarily about the story while I cleaned up the kitchen. I not only agree with OP and applaud her spouse for backing her up - I think she could have gone further. The thing is this wasn't the first family rodeo! You KNOW there have been both large and small incidents building to this moment. Stand strong OP!

    Load More Replies...
    Kate Kyffin
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a shame isn't it? When you are bought up to be an individual and independent and then you become an adult with your own ideas, but someone in the family doesn't like your perspective (what ever it is). Be you, be independent and be strong. Love and be loved by those who count.

    Load More Comments
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