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A woman questions her friendship with a bride to be over her not so narrow answer to the news that she has decided not to participate in her bachelor’s journey.
In a post Reddit“Is I A ——” the forum explained the 28-year-old woman that she just gave birth to her second child, a boy, in February and will be a bridesmaid in her friend’s wedding in May. Her older child has also been dropped for a flower role.
The bride’s Bachelorette party takes place during Mother’s Day Weekend, obviously a special time for OP (original poster). In addition, the party is in a place that is four hours from OP’s home and would demand that she leave her week old baby son, as she is breastfeeding.
“It’s hard to motivate even a day trip with a little so small,” Op noted.
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When her friend was told that she was not participating in The Bachelorette Weekend, she got really angry with it.
“I explained to her how much I really wish I could be there, but I can’t right now because I couldn’t leave my son for so long. My friend basically said not to talk to her at any time in the near future and that she will see me at the rehearsal dinner,” reminded my friend.
She added: “I really wish I could go, but my children are always my first priority. I don’t appreciate she making me feel like a bad person for having to be a mother.”
OP continued to note that her friend “has a bad story to have to remain in control” and will often “take things” on her when she does not get her way.
Now OP feels uncertain about the future of their friendship. “This may be the last straw for me,” she admitted, “and I’m not sure if I even want to be in the wedding anymore.”
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In the comment section, most readers took OP’s page and agreed that motherhood comes first and that the bride becomes “selfish” and “completely unreasonable.”
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“If your” friend “cannot understand what you shared here, she is ridiculously right! Your reasons are absolutely valid and you would be (A ——) if you compromised yourself or your child to participate,” wrote a person. “You’re doing the right thing for your child and yourself and that’s the most important thing. I’m not sure I would attend the wedding if I were you.”
Another agreed to add: “Her attitude has sealed the deal. Your family will first! Do not feel guilty of it either.”
Others, who tried to see the situation from the bride’s perspective, found that it is difficult for some people to understand to have a newborn and navigate in the postpartum period unless they have experienced it themselves.
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“Honestly, people without children do not understand what mothers go through. It just doesn’t calculate until you have gone through it,” wrote a reader and offers a suggestion that can help to appease OP’s friend.
“You can ask if you could do anything else to celebrate with her. Maybe a shopping trip or a nice dinner together,” they advised.