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No girl is less than someone just because she is not a boy.
Gone are the days when girls were considered worthless and boys were considered the ones who would carry on the family’s name. Well, some people are still living in that era. A pregnant woman shared on Reddit how her mother-in-law wanted a son as her first child when she got to know that OP is pregnant. OP laughed it out the first time but when they announced that they are having a baby girl, MIL was upset. She told OP that everyone in the family has sons and she wanted a son to carry the family’s name.
MIL blamed OP and told her to try harder the next time to give her son a soon. OP’s husband told his mother that he does not care whether it is a boy or a girl and that she should not put it on his wife. MIL told him that he should wish for a boy because he will carry the family’s name instead of a daughter that will just be given away. OP told her MIL that she should read up on basic biology and then she can call her and apologize. OP and her husband left after that. Scroll down to read what OP’s husband told her on their way back home.
1. OP and her husband have been married for two years but they know each other for a very long time.
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2. OP is 20 weeks pregnant. OP told her MIL about the good news and her MIL told her that every woman in the family had a son as their first child and she thinks that the baby would be a boy.
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3. OP and her husband informed MIL that it’s a girl. MIL got upset and told OP that she should try harder next time to give a son.
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4. OP’s MIL thinks that it’s a fault on OP’s end.
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5. OP’s husband told his mother that she should stop blaming OP for something that is not under her control and that he does not care if it’s a boy or a girl.
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6. OP told her that once she reads up basic biology, she can give her a call and apologize.
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7. OP and her husband left after that but in the car, he told OP that she should haven’t talked to his mom like that.
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8. OP knows that her husband is on her side but she thinks she might be TAH for talking to her MIL like that.
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OP thinks that she should have not used those words but her MIL didn’t leave any other choice for OP than to use such words. It’s ridiculous how she thinks less of a girl child who was not even come into this world. We hope OP and her husband always stand firm for their daughter.
9. OP’s MIL thinks OP’s daughter is less than boys.
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10. OP’s husband should stand up for her wife and her daughter.
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11. Some people are just full of themselves.
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12. MIL needs to study women’s studies along with biology.
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13. Someone use Google and show MIL the science in large font.
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14. OP wants an army of daughters now.
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15. We are not living in the 1800s where you were supposed to carry on the legacy of royalty.
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Do you think OP is TAH for talking to her MIL like that? Or do you think her MIL deserved this pill? Let us know in the comments section.
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