'Your baby needs to eat': Internet backs woman who made father-in-law uncomfortable
The Internet went into frenzy when a user, who is a mother of a toddler, shared her story that her father-in-law felt uncomfortable when she breastfed her baby around him. The Reddit post gained a lot of attention from the users, garnering 1.6 thousand comments yet.
The user took to Reddit and explained the whole scenario to the netizens, and in response, the Internet has shared its own views. The user took the platform and wrote, "AITA For breastfeeding my son around my FIL despite it making him uncomfortable?"
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'I didn't think I was the a**hole'
The user went on and added, "I didn't think I was the asshole, but now I'm not so sure. My husband's family doesn't celebrate Christmas, so mid December we spend a week with them before flying to see my parents (who are Christmas mad) to spend the holidays with them."
The user then wrote, "I didn't really want to go this year as my husband and I had our son in August and they're very pushy with their ideals. They're the type of people who tell us their babies were talking at crawling at three months old, and because ours isn't, we're obviously doing something wrong."
'Made a few comments in the past about me feeding our baby'
The user then explained about her father-in-law and wrote, "My FIL has made a few comments in the past about me feeding our baby - he has had formula occasionally due to supply issues and he's very 'just pick one' about it. Before we went over he called my husband to tell me he didn't want me nursing in any "family spaces" because it made him uncomfortable. I have to nurse in the bathroom or guest bedroom. I agreed just because I didn't want the judgement, but when I got there they asked me repeatedly why I "bothered to breastfeed" when he obviously likes formula. I was upset but once again let it go and my husband had a word with them."
'Called me selfish'
The user then explained how uncomfortable she felt, "So, I was already uncomfortable, and my baby was hungry. Constantly going upstairs was getting frustrating. My MIL and husband were smoking outside and my FIL was cleaning up the kitchen. I decided to feed my son where I sat as none of them were present."
The user then explained, "My FIL happened to walk back in the room and kind of groaned and asked me what I was doing before leaving to complain. My MIL came back in and yelled at me for breaking the house rules and doing something that I knew would make other people uncomfortable. Called me selfish, asked how I'd feel if they walked around naked, etc."
'I felt horrible'
The user then wrote, "I was pretty upset and my husband did his best to mitigate the situation. I called my mom sobbing and she offered to pay for my and my sons flight to them, but refused to pay for my husband as it was his parents at fault (and, from her perspective, he didn't do enough to support me)."
The user then explained how horrible she felt and wrote, "I ended up taking the offer because I felt horrible. Obviously this has made the situation worse, but my husband isn't overly angry. He has told me I shouldn't of broken their rules, which feels childish."
She concluded, "I thought I was in the right, and they were being a**holes, but then my dad said they had a point and a right to be angry as it was their house and they laid down the rules. My mom told him to quit playing devils advocate but now I'm really not sure. So, AITA?"
'Baby is more important'
As soon as the post was uploaded, it gained numerous views across the Internet, as one of the user wrote, "NTA Feeding your baby is more important than catering to his delicate sensibilities." The second user wrote, "You felt bad because they act like what you did was wrong, therefore you're second guessing yourself. It's not wrong. Your baby needs to eat, and honestly, I wonder how they'd feel about being told they have to eat their meals in the bathroom." The last user wrote, "Maybe they all should leave the room so she can feed their grandson in comfort. I don't care if it is their own dang house. And the husband should grow a stronger spine."
