After Her Cousin Addressed Her Struggles To Have Children At The Family BBQ, She Couldn’t Stay Silent, And Now Her Family Is Upset She Ruined The Day
A 36-year-old woman has been struggling to have children for multiple years now, and she was thinking of trying to adopt a child considering she has exhausted all other avenues.
As I’m sure you are aware, adoption is an expensive process, and she and her husband suffered financial hardships 2 years ago that left them in a position where adopting a child is no longer a viable option for them.
“I’ve made peace with this loss (loss of hopes and dreams of being a mom) and have begun a new chapter where I focus on what’s ahead and keep my mental health intact,” she explained.
At a recent family BBQ, her 38-year-old cousin Megan decided to address her struggles to have children in a pretty mean way, and she just couldn’t stay silent amid Megan’s hurtful words.
Megan is married and has 3 children as a backstory for you, and pretty much whenever she spends time with Megan, Megan never misses an opportunity to talk about her struggles to have children.
Megan constantly wants to talk about how she “missed out on being a mom” and it serves no purpose except to remind her “of what could’ve been.”
Megan also has gone so far as to name all of the children she lost and wants to talk about how their lives would have turned out.
In past instances, her mom has stepped in to get Megan to cut it out, as this is incredibly upsetting for her, yet Megan never takes a hint.
Instead, Megan is of the twisted opinion that her behavior will make her feel better about her loss, but it does not do that for her.
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At the family BBQ she and Megan both went to, Megan watched as her children were playing in the backyard.
“Megan sighed and then turned to me and said that if I had children they’d be here with us and doing this and that that very day,” she explained.
“I stopped eating and looked at her in disbelief. Her husband smirked and said, “yeah, Little Timmy would be running with the ball from all the other kids right now.” I was so hurt and upset I snapped.”
“I looked at Megan and her husband and said “why do you keep talking about my “hypothetical” children? Are you tired of talking about yours?”
Megan’s draw jobbed, and then she, Megan, and Megan’s husband began arguing. Her mom and aunt tried to keep the peace, as Megan accused her of being the rude one.
Her mom tried to get her to say sorry to Megan, thinking Megan’s words were just something she misunderstood.
She said to her mom that it wasn’t something she just misinterpreted, because Megan always wants to bring up her children that she didn’t have.
Megan started sobbing, and she left the BBQ. Her husband had not been there with her, and when she got back home and informed him of what Megan said, he started crying.
“Mom called me saying making a scene at the family BBQ was over the line and said that Megan and her husband AND aunt are upset because they think I snapped at them for no reason,” she said.
Her mom still wants her to say sorry to Megan and move on, but she’s not willing to overlook Megan’s hurtful words anymore.
Would you have responded to Megan in the same way in front of everyone?
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