She Doesn’t Want Her Stepdaughter In The Delivery Room When She Gives Birth Because She’s Only 12
This 39-year-old woman and her husband, who is 36, have been together for three years now, and they finally tied the knot about one year ago.
She’s also currently pregnant with a boy, and their son is expected to be born in February.
However, this isn’t her nor her husband’s first child. She actually already has a 19-year-old daughter; meanwhile, her husband also has a daughter, who is 12.
And recently, her daughter’s request to be in the delivery room when she gives birth has sparked drama between her and her husband.
For some context, her daughter “respectfully” asked if she could be there to watch her brother be born. She was thrilled with the idea, too, so she agreed, and her daughter has been ecstatic ever since.
“My daughter is actually in college for nursing, and she’s fascinated by all things science, so she will be fine,” she explained.
Yet, when she shared the news with her husband, there was one big problem. He was fine with her daughter being there but claimed that he was also going to invite her stepdaughter to be in the delivery room as well.
She simply doesn’t think that’s appropriate, given her stepdaughter’s age.
“His daughter is a child,” she reasoned.
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“I honestly wouldn’t mind if she were older, but I don’t believe that a delivery room is any place for a kid.”
She even clarified that she’d feel the same way about the situation if her stepdaughter was her biological kid.
Her husband, on the other hand, thought the decision should be up to his daughter. So, he said that his daughter should be invited, and she could say no if she wanted.
While that might sound okay to some, she’s downright uneasy about it.
“I’m a pretty open person, but a child witnessing my birth is very odd to me,” she vented.
“Do they even allow kids in the room?!”
Unfortunately, her husband won’t budge on this and stated that either both the girls got to be there or neither of them could.
Since then, she hasn’t been able to stop wondering if not wanting her stepdaughter in the delivery room with her really makes her a jerk or not.
Do you agree that a delivery room isn’t an appropriate place for a child? Should she get to choose who is with her? Or does her husband have a say?
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