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This story comes from a 48-year-old mother to a 23-year-old daughter who “decided to remain childfree for multiple reasons.” Instead, the daughter “has a blue-tongued skink who she heavily adores” wrote mom in a recent post on r/AITA that amassed 18.5k upvotes. The family drama started after mom “got a text asking if I’d come to her gender reveal party she was having.” And it turns out, she was less than excited with the invitation.
Read the full story right below, to find out if the mom came (spoilers: she didn’t see the point!) and be sure to check out what the people in the community had to comment about the whole incident.
One mom has recently shared how her childfree daughter invited her to her skink’s gender reveal party, to which she blatantly refused
Image credits: JoshBerglund19 (not the actual photo)
Then, mom added a couple of pieces of background info ‘to clear things up’
But it seemed like many weren’t supportive of mom’s decision to not come and said she was an A-hole
Daughter- gives long list of legitimate reasons for not wanting a child. Mother- you just haven't found the right man. Seriously?!
That's the bit I find most disturbing - she says her daughter is asexual but clearly doesn't respect her identity. The mother is totally the asshole here.
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Yep. Mom seems like lacks a sense of humor. When I read the title, I was thinking, "Is this a little kid? That seems pretty strange for an adult." Then I read the post. "Hmm. It's an adult. Oh, they totally are doing this as a joke! It's just fun silliness. What the heck is Mom's problem?" She was told it was a joke and then unilaterally decided to turn it into something serious. I don't see how she could not have known this would dredge up these past issues. I suspect she was looking for conflict and she got it. So, yeah, pretty sure she would've ruined the party if she had gone.
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Daughter- gives long list of legitimate reasons for not wanting a child. Mother- you just haven't found the right man. Seriously?!
That's the bit I find most disturbing - she says her daughter is asexual but clearly doesn't respect her identity. The mother is totally the asshole here.
Load More Replies... Yep. Mom seems like lacks a sense of humor. When I read the title, I was thinking, "Is this a little kid? That seems pretty strange for an adult." Then I read the post. "Hmm. It's an adult. Oh, they totally are doing this as a joke! It's just fun silliness. What the heck is Mom's problem?" She was told it was a joke and then unilaterally decided to turn it into something serious. I don't see how she could not have known this would dredge up these past issues. I suspect she was looking for conflict and she got it. So, yeah, pretty sure she would've ruined the party if she had gone.
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