His Brother Would Not Accept That His Wedding Is Child-Free, So As The Last Resort, He Created Hilarious Flash Cards And Held Them Up To His Brother And Sister-In-Law
This man is currently engaged, and during the wedding planning process, he and his fiancée decided that the event was going to be child-free.
To be clear, they do not have any negative feelings about children. Instead, they just want to keep their special day more organized and less chaotic.
However, his brother Chris and his sister-in-law currently have a three-year-old son who everyone calls a “miracle” or “rainbow” baby.
Apparently, his nephew was born after numerous failed pregnancies that spanned many years.
And once his brother and sister-in-law found out that his nephew was also included in the child-free rule, they could not believe it. In fact, Chris relentlessly tried to get him and his fiancée to make an exception to the rule.
“Chris told me his son is a miracle baby, and his presence at the wedding will bring ‘blessings’ for me and my fiancée,” he recalled.
To be honest, though, he did not care to hear about any of that and told his brother no. Still, for whatever reason, his sister-in-law did not get the hint and began actually sending him photos from when his nephew was only a few months old.
Why his sister-in-law thought that would help the situation, he has no clue. Regardless, he refused again and also told his brother and sister-in-law to stop asking.
Well, to his surprise, his brother actually claimed that his refusal was going to cause a rift in their relationship.
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And even after refusing numerous times already, his brother still tried reiterating the same exact thing– how his nephew was a “different” and “miracle” baby who deserved to be at the event.
So, the next time that his brother and sister-in-law visited his home, he knew that they were going to bring up the topic again. In turn, he prepared in advance and had a set of flashcards ready.
Then, as soon as they began asking about the wedding again, he pulled out the flashcards and slowly displayed them one by one.
The first flashcard said, “the wedding,” with a sticker of a bride and groom. Next, the second card said, “is child,” with a sticker of a baby.
“FREEE,” read the third card, with a giant circle and slash through it. Plus, the fourth flashcard added “PERIOD” in huge all-caps letters with a giant black dot underneath.
And to wrap up the entire thing, he finished by asking his brother and sister-in-law if they “got it” now. How outrageously hilarious.
According to him, though, they did not find his flashcards funny whatsoever. In fact, his sister-in-law stormed out of the house, and Chris completely freaked out on him.
“Chris called me a [jerk] for doing this and said that I disrespected him, his wife, and their son– who is my one and only nephew,” he explained.
Then, Chris also stormed out after his sister-in-law and went home.
Still, his fiancée was present during the entire thing and honestly thought it was hilarious. However, Chris and his parents are both beyond infuriated with him.
In fact, they are now telling everyone in his family about the level of disrespect and “mockery” he showed his brother’s family, and he is now being told he needs to fix the situation.
So, ever since that night, he has been left wondering if using flashcards to get the child-free point across to his brother and sister-in-law was the wrong thing to do.
Why do you think his brother believes that having a “rainbow baby” makes his nephew an exception to the child-free rule? Do you believe that is a valid belief or not? Did he have a right to break out the cards after his brother refused to listen? How would you reconcile this situation?
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