Chip Chick
For instance, they made a fuss when he and his wife revealed what they wanted to name their baby. They explained that if they had a girl, they’d name her after his wife’s late mom, who died a year ago. If they have a boy, his middle name would be her mom’s middle name, as it’s gender-neutral.
He knows how important it is for his wife to honor her mom this way and thinks the names would be beautiful.
His parents, however, are less than thrilled with them.
“My parents had to make a big deal that they don’t get a say,” he explained.
“My dad even said, ‘It’s our son’s baby; she’s just carrying it.‘ That [ticked] me off because it’s her baby she’s carrying, too. I told them to give it a rest [but] my mom spent the entire night trying to guilt us into adding her name or my dad’s.”
Then, a few days later, his parents told him they were going to be in the delivery room when the baby was born, and he told them absolutely not since his wife made it clear she only wanted him in the room with her.
His mom became furious, and his dad said it was “selfish” of his wife not to allow their baby’s grandparents to be present for its birth. His dad also accused his wife of behaving as if she was the “first woman to give birth.”
By the end of this conversation, he was incredibly angry and decided to put his foot down.
“I told them to leave and not come back until they want to respect my wife,” he recalled.
“I kicked them out, and they are not able to contact us, as I blocked them from everything. I sent a message telling them not to contact her, not to step foot on my property, and to stay away from the hospital when the time comes.”
If and when his parents decide to behave more respectfully, he’ll slowly allow them back into his life. But for right now, he doesn’t need them around to stress out his wife. His wife has always dreamed of becoming a mother, and he wants the experience of having her first child to be as joyful as possible.
