A Mumsnet user shared that the speech her son’s wife delivered on their wedding day upset her
The groom’s mother admitted that she felt “singled out” by omission in her new daughter-in-law’s speech
“Her speech, as painful as it might be, was about her mom and not about you in any way — and that’s ok,” a commenter replied
The mom of a groom is wondering if she’s being unreasonable for feeling shafted by the bride’s wedding day speech.
The groom’s mother detailed her post-wedding emotions on the community forum Mumsnet, where she claimed she was “singled out” by omission in her new daughter-in-law’s recent wedding speech.
“Would you be upset if your son got married and made a speech and thanked both families — thanks mom and dad for everything and the bride’s family for welcoming him into it,” she began her post. “The bride then stands up and does a speech — thanks both families and the groom’s parents for welcoming her into their family and being kind.”
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A mom of the newlyweds at a wedding (stock image)
”Then, she does a whole section on her mom and how much she loves her, how there’s not usually any special moment for the mother of the bride in the wedding,” she added, pinpointing the part that made her upset.
The mother then gave more context about her relationship with the bride.
“I’ve really tried with her by inviting them over for lunch and takeaway but they’re always too busy. She is always pleasant enough but quite prickly,” she explained, then noting that she and her ex-husband both invested more than $1,300 each toward the newlyweds’ wedding costs.
“Feeling quite hurt but not sure if I am being unreasonable,” she pondered.
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A bride gives a speech at her wedding stock image)
Of the more than 3,000 Mumsnet users polled, 96 percent of them voted that the groom’s mother is being unreasonable in this situation.
“Your son’s wedding is not really about you. He thanked both his parents and her parents. That’s a speech or wish from both of them,” one person commented, before addressing the money statement. “It’s not pay for play so the fact you gave a little bit of money is neither here nor there.”
Most readers agreed, with some saying the bride did nothing wrong.
“This is coming from a place of self-importance, which isn’t a very kind or generous place,” another Mumsnet user replied. “You were thanked. Her speech, as painful as it might be, was about her mom and not about you in any way — and that’s ok.”
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