Delusional Mom Refuses To Attend Gender Reveal Party For Daughter's Pet Lizard

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kalila courban
Dec 20, 2021 3:00 PM EST

Hmm, what's that smell? Is it just us or are you guys also detecting a slight hint of 'vindictive @sshole' wafting through the air? If you don't smell it yet, we have a feeling you might after scrolling through this AITA reddit debacle. OP, aka 'Mom' we use quotes because we're not entirely sure her behavior warrants referring to her by this coveted title, refuses to go to her daughters friendly gathering only because she refers to it jokingly as a 'gender reveal party' for her pet lizard.

OP is salty that her daughter, who is asexual, is celebrating pets as if they are kids. OP finds this to be offensive, and declares that she will only come to a 'gender reveal party' when it is for a real child. Well, we find OP offensive for not respecting her daughter and rejecting her daughter's attempt to spend time with her. All because of a gender reveal party for a lizard? Come on OP, tell us why you're really mad.

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  • 01
    Font - AITA for not attending my daughters gender reveal for her lizard? Asshole This is literally really stupid but she's really upset about it. So my (48) daughter (23) has a blue tongue skink who she heavily adores. She jokingly refers to it as her daughter, I've found it weird but she says it's because it's the closest thing she'd have to a child and she feels a strong emotional bond similar to a child. She has decided to remain child free for multiple reasons and I have been very supportive
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    Oh, have you been very supportive of this decision? Really, OP? Because it sounds a lot like you are offended by jokingly calling a friendly gathering a 'gender reveal party' to the a disgustingly unreasonable point. Check yourself.

  • 02
    Font - Well she recently took her Skink to the vet for a checkup and she was excited to find out her Skinks gender. Afterwards I got a text asking if l'd come to her gender reveal party she was having. She explained it was just a small get together with cake and food for her friends she hasn't seen in a while with the gender reveal being mostly a joke (and a way to make fun of real gender reveals).
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    A SMALL GET TOGETHER WITH CAKE AND FOOD. We just can't with OP today, it seems like every day people get more annoying. This one takes the cake. Spend some time with your daughter and appreciate her hilarity. She sounds awesome.

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    Font - Well I didn't come. I didn't see a point. It's just a lizard and l'm a busy person. She later called me and expressed she was kind of sad I didn't come cuz it'd been a while since l'd seen her but she understood I was busy. I told her she couldn't actually expect me to come to a gender reveal for a lizard. She said that it wasn't a real gender reveal, that was more of a joke and it was really just a small gathering to catch up with everyone. I told her if that was the case she should've j
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    Font - She got quiet for a minute and then turned my words around, claiming I wasn't supportive of her decision to be childfree. I told her she can't possibly expect me to treat a lizard as a grand daughter, she said she didn't expect me too but it was clear I didn't respect her bond with her lizard and her decision, and she just wanted to see me and my reason for coming was hurtful. I told her she was being ridiculous over a lizard, she claimed it wasn't over the lizard and it was a gathering a
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    Smile - She hung up and I got a message from her best friend about how I'm an asshole for treating her that way, but I don't think l'm the asshole for not wanting to go to a party for a lizard?
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    Font - EDIT: In the time I was away I got many replies and it was a lot to read through. Let me clear a couple things up. 1. My issue is that she said the party was a gender reveal, if she had called it just a party I would have come. But calling it a gender reveal makes it sound like it's for the lizard, and l'm not going to that even if it is a "joke". 2.I don't know why it matters but the Skink is a girl which is why I said "I'm not coming to a gender reveal unless it's for a real grand daugh
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    Product - rhomboidus 4d Asshole Aficionado [14] 1 Award YTA Well I didn't come. I didn't see a point. It's just a lizard and I'm a busy person. It wasn't for the lizard, it was for your daughter. If you're too busy to do nice things for your family (or apparently even tell them you aren't coming) then just say that. But don't hide behind some ridiculous moral stance of it being "not a real gender reveal" Honestly this whole post just screams "I only give a shit about my kid if she's having babie
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    Product - SolarSFCA • 4d 2 Awards Daughter: "Hey, I'm having a pirate-themed party" OP: "I can't go, I don't own a boat" 1.9k Ecstatic-Increase447 · 4d Daughter: "I'm throwing an '80s party!" OP: "Time travel is impossible." 4 422
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    Font - Maywen1979 · 4d 4 Awards Huge YTA! At first I was like, ok I get it, she jokes about it being for the lizard. Then I got to your updates. she claims she's asexual, You have totally invalidated your 23 year old daughter who knows very well by now who the h@ll she is. Your following comment I think she just hasn't found the right man (she never dated growing up) Umm hello!!!! She was waiving a HUGE flag here!! She is Asexual! If she came out as lesbian would you say she just has not meet th
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    Font - soundlikebutactually · 4d Commander in Cheeks [259] S 1 Award I got a text asking if l'd come to her gender reveal party she was having. She explained it was just a small get together with cake and food for her friends she hasn't seen in a while with the gender reveal being mostly a joke (and a way to make fun of real gender reveals). I told her if that was the case she should've just called it a gathering She did, she told you it was a small get together to see people she hadn't seen in
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    Rectangle - NotMyAltAccountToday · 4d Yeah, OP don't be surprised if your relationship changes after this. All she wanted was your company and you sh@t on her for it. 4 1.4k dogsstevens 4d 1 Award The sad part is that when their relationship inevitably falls apart, OP will definitely tell people it's because of the lizard gender reveal and not her complete lack of respect for her daughters sexuality and decision to not have children 816
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    Font - HappiestApple · 4d Certified Proctologist [23] I told her if that was the case she should've just called it a gathering because l'm not coming to a gender reveal unless it's for a real grand daughter. YTA for this. That was pretty insensitive. Sounds like your daughter explained clearly she had the party as an excuse to get together. Yes it would have been better for her to tell you that upfront, but you doubling down after the fact was unnecessary. I like your daughter - she sounds like
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    Font - stressrelief375 · 4d Asshole Aficionado [10] * 2 Awards YTA. Your daughter sounds cool tho 4 11.2k +
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    Font - No-Jellyfish-1208 · 4d D Judge, Jury, and Excretioner [325] YTA She made it clear the whole "gender reveal for lizard" was a joke and the party was meant to be just a get- together. Why are you so salty about your daughter having sense of humour? 1 2k 3 +
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