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A woman says she walked out of a baby shower she co-hosted after the mom-to-be made a joke about infertility
In a post on Reddit, the woman writes that she’s been struggling with infertility “for a few years” — and the woman who made the joke is well aware of that
The woman later claimed she was “just kidding,” but the damage had been done
A woman who co-hosted a baby shower for a friend says she walked out of the event after the mom-to-be made a joke about her infertility struggles.
In a post shared to Reddit, the anonymous 35-year-old writes that she helped plan a baby shower for her friend Anna, who is having her second child.
“I bought decorations, split costs, baked cupcakes, all the things,” she writes, adding: “For context, I’ve been dealing with infertility for a few years. Anna knows this.”
She continues: “During the shower, we were playing a trivia game about babies, and Anna joked, ‘Well, [my name] will lose this one, obviously, she’s not exactly an expert on babies.’ Some people laughed awkwardly, and I just… froze. I excused myself and left without saying much.”
Anna later texted saying she was “just kidding,” and accused the woman of making things “weird.”
“Another mutual friend said I should’ve stayed and not made it about me,” she writes. “Am I overreacting by being hurt and walking out?”
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Other Reddit users say the woman didn’t overreact at all, with one writing, “It was about you, that’s why you left. I’m glad you stuck up for yourself. You deserve friends that don’t expect your most painful experiences to be fodder for their public or private ‘jokes’ about you. And you deserve friends who stand up for you when you’re wronged instead of cowering at the feet of the bully who wronged you for the sake of peace or not rocking the boat or whatever.”
Adds another: “That’s heartbreaking and honestly, that comment was cruel and insensitive. You absolutely deserved better support, not hurtful remarks.”
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