Irrational Husband Fuming When His Wife Refuses To Let Him Take Their Newborn Baby On 4-Hour Journey To Visit Grandmother

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Jun 6, 2022 5:00 PM EDT

When a baby is born, the whole family is thrilled to hear another life has been added to the clan. Everybody wants to meet the soft, adorable goodness that is a newborn baby ASAP. Of course, not everyone is in the same vicinity as the baby, and might have to wait a while until they get to hang out with and hold the newest member of the family. In today's 'Am I the A$$hole?' post, OP is concerned about her husband wanting to take their 6-week old baby to visit her grandmother, who lives 4 hours away. Even though OP doesn't have a good relationship with her mother-in-law, the reason she doesn't want her husband traveling such a long distance with the baby is because it's not safe for newborns to travel such far distances at their very ripe ages. Her irrational husband is accusing her of keeping their baby from spending time with her grandmother on purpose, when that is clearly not the case. 

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    Font - r/AmItheAsshole. Posted by u/sarawilson11 14 hours ago AITA for refusing to let my husband take our 6 weeks old daughter to see his mom who lives 4hrs away?
    via u/sarawilson11

    We're pretty sure newborns shouldn't be traveling such long distances this early in their lives, but let's read the rest for context anyways. 

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    Font - I'm going to start this by saying that I (f23) never been on good terms with my husband's (m27) mom. She first and foremost never approved of me as a wife and daughter in law. We didn't fight we just kept our distance and things got a lot more peaceful when my husband and I moved away.
    via u/sarawilson11

    There's always gotta be a mother-in-law that hates her daughter-in-law for no reason involved. 

  • 03
    Font - Once she heard I was pregnant, she still kept her distance but sent stuff and gifts saying she was intending on having a relationship with her granddaughter. I had no issues with it, in fact I supported this decision and thought maybe my daughter will help soothe things between me and her grandma.
    via u/sarawilson11
  • 04
    Font - My daughter is 6 weeks old. Her grandma already saw her via video calls but lately, she has been pressuring my husband to bring our daughter to her. She lives 4hrs away and she told him she didn't want me to come along. My initial response was no because at this age my daughter can not go anywhere without me. My husband tried to argue saying if it's about feeding then he'll get formula but I told him it's not about that. He got mad at me and said that I'm being unreasonable to keep our da
    via u/sarawilson11
  • 05
    Font - our daughter is still too young to travel, He asked me to explain how many "years" his mom has to wait and then said it was no huge deal but I'm making it that way. I said that his mom is the one making this a huge deal by telling me to not come and let my daughter go alone. He laughed sarcastically and said that he's the other parent and so I shouldn't feel like she's going alone.
    via u/sarawilson11
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    Font - I don't know I just felt uneasy being hours away from my daughter for an entire weekend. He told me I was being overly possesive and paranoid. We had an argument and I refused to let him take her. He got more angry and called his family who tried to get me to agree to this but I kept refusing.
    via u/sarawilson11
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    Font - AITA for refusing and rejecting the whole idea? My inlaws kept saying that my mother inlaw is just being respectful of the boundaries I've established and is keeing the distance we agreed to keep.
    via u/sarawilson11
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    Font - PlentyCarob8812 14 hr. ago Partassipant [3] NTA. I have a six week old and I would never agree to this. Why can't she come visit you? And her telling your husband you can't come is ridiculous. Because of that alone, she wouldn't be seeing my baby.
    via u/PlentyCarob8812
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    Rectangle - thefiercestcalm. 14 hr. ago. 32 edited 5 hr. ago 3 5² Babies that small should never be in the car seat that long. Two hours max, and I would only do that in a severe emergency, like an approaching hurricane.
    via u/thefiercestcalm
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    Font - ObjectiveLocksmith4 - 13 hr. ago Asshole Enthusiast [8] This. NTA It's literally medically not recommended as it can be very dangerous. She can either come to your town and see baby for a short while at the park or go straight to. Hubby can tag along there too if he can't put his daughters health above his mothers stubbornness.
    via u/ObjectiveLocksmith4
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    Font - Opening-Gift 11 hr. ago i can't believe the husband would prioritize the mother over his infant child's health, this would honestly be a deal breaker for me tbh
    via u/Opening-Gift
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    Rectangle - Kettrickenisabadass 14 hr. ago Partassipant [3] NTA. In which universe is a man ok with his mother excluding his wife and the mother of his child? Your partner is a massive asshole, sorry.
    via u/Kettrickenisabadass

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