She Wants To Bring A Gift For Her Daughter To Unwrap At Her Sister’s Baby Shower Because Her Daughter Is Having Trouble Sharing The Attention With The New Baby
This woman currently has an 8-year-old daughter– who just so happens to be the only grandchild on both sides of their family.
So, her daughter is very loved (and used to getting everyone’s attention). That’s why, after her sister announced that she was pregnant, her daughter had a seriously difficult time sharing the attention with another child.
In fact, her daughter would get upset whenever anyone touched her sister’s baby bump or even just talked about the baby.
Plus, her daughter would get especially frustrated whenever people bought her sister’s baby something without also buying her daughter an item, too.
Now, she admits to knowing that her daughter’s behavior is not right.
“But I feel like my daughter is struggling,” she said.
She has tried reassuring her daughter and reading her books. And she even attempted to speak with her daughter’s pediatrician.
Unfortunately, though, none of her efforts have worked. So, with her sister’s baby shower quickly approaching, she is getting pretty concerned.
Apparently, her sister is due to give birth in just a few weeks. That’s why her sister’s mother-in-law decided to throw a last-minute baby shower that even she only just became aware of.
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“I didn’t know about the baby shower until yesterday,” she revealed.
Regardless, the party is set to take place on Saturday. And given that the event was short notice, she does not have a babysitter to watch her daughter. Her husband will also be working– meaning he can’t watch their child, either.
So, she feels like she has no other choice but to just bring her daughter with her. Obviously, though, she is pretty concerned about that– because she just knows her daughter will have a negative reaction after seeing that her sister’s baby is getting showered with a bunch of gifts.
That’s why, while thinking about the shower, she considered bringing a small gift for her daughter to unwrap, too.
“I don’t think my sister will be upset,” she reasoned.
However, she is a bit concerned about her sister’s wife– since her sister-in-law usually gets pretty frustrated with her due to her daughter’s behavior. And quite frankly, she admitted to understanding her sister-in-law’s frustration. At the end of the day, though, she claimed she was trying her best.
“I think my daughter will act better once the baby is born and has a cousin to play with,” she vented. “But, for now, I’m just trying to survive.”
Still, with her sister’s baby shower right around the corner, she’s been left wondering whether bringing a special gift for her daughter to unwrap would be a jerky thing to do.
Do you think her only choice is to bring her daughter to the baby shower? Regardless, is it appropriate to have her daughter open up a gift at someone else’s event? How do you suggest she handle this? What would you do?
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