I (58F) was overjoyed when my son told me I was going to be a grandmother. I imagined finally sharing in those big family milestones — baby showers, the birth, first birthdays. I even started knitting tiny blankets in anticipation.
Then my daughter-in-law told me, point-blank: “You won’t be in the delivery room. That’s just for me, my mom, and my sister.”
I was stunned. I raised my son alone after his father left. I was there for every broken bone, every exam, every heartbreak. And now, at one of the most important moments of his life, I’m being shut out — while her family gets front-row seats.
When I told my son I was hurt, I expected him to defend me. Instead, he said, “Mom, it’s her decision. You’ll meet the baby later.”
Later?! I carried him for nine months, and now I’m treated like some distant relative while her family takes priority.
The breaking point came at her baby shower. There was a slideshow she’d made called “Family Through the Years” — dozens of photos of her parents, siblings, cousins. My son appeared in every one of them. But there wasn’t a single picture of me.
When I confronted her afterward, she said, “This is my family now. You need to accept your role.”
Now, my phone barely rings. My son avoids visiting. I feel like I’ve already been replaced — not just in the delivery room, but in his entire life.
And the cruelest part? Her mother called me privately to say that my daughter-in-law told her she doesn’t want me babysitting once the baby is born.
Source: brightside.me