Woman praised for refusing to celebrate Mother's Day with her own mum
After struggling to conceive for three years, one mum is determined to prioritise herself this Mother's Day - even if it divides the family.
With Mothering Sunday just around the corner (March 10), millions of mums will be treated to lavish bouquets and fancy chocolates, while being ordered to put their feet up and relax for once. But the annual event can't be difficult to organise when you have children of your own.
One woman has stood her ground and refused to work around her own mum and mum-in-law, and has booked herself in for lunch at her favourite restaurant. It's safe to say the move divided opinions.
Taking to Reddit, the anonymous woman explains that her mum wants them to drive one and a half hours to visit her - but she refuses to spend 'three hours in a car with a five month old in one day'. Her mum-in-law is also expecting to be taken out for lunch, but says the family will have to work around her availability.
"My husband says we have to see his mother on mother's day and, while he's annoyed that she is only available to see us for lunch, says we will have to plan the day around her," the post reads. "She does not want to go to the restaurant that I want to go to, and we can't go to that restaurant for dinner because of the baby's bedtime."
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Unable to meet everyone's demands, the woman says she has 'broken down' and informed both parents that she will be going to her favourite restaurant with the baby and they can all 'go and do whatever they want'. "Maybe I'm being selfish but I feel like this is my first mother's day and we should do what I want and everyone else can suck it up," she added.
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More than 1,000 users took to the comments section to share their thoughts, with many backing the woman's decision. "I'm honestly shocked that your mother and your mum-in-law aren't more understanding," one person wrote. "Enjoy your first Mother's Day, don't let them bring you down! You deserve it!"
Another agreed, commenting: "You should be able to celebrate your first Mother's Day how you want to. If your mum-in-law and your mother really want to spend the day together so bad they should be coming to you , not the other way around." While a third added: "It's mother's day, not grandmother's day. F**k them."
However, many users also slammed the husband for not 'backing' his wife, arguing he should confront his own mum about the dilemma. "The person who sucks the absolute most is your husband and he should be ashamed of himself," one person fumed. Another wrote: "Your husband is being unreasonable. He gets to decide the plan for Father's Day."
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