Entitled mother-in-law takes woman's newborn son to sneakily visit Santa while out shopping, woman confronts her for stealing one of many ‘firsts’ with their miracle baby

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Dec 16, 2024 9:00 PM EST

When you've tried for a long time to have a child, it feels like a miracle when your wishes finally come true.

For some, having a baby doesn't require years and years of different methods to get the show on the road. For others, this is their reality. So, when they are given the gift of a tiny tot, they want to experience all of their baby's firsts with them. After all, they waited for so long to bring their child to their first doctor's appointment, or to visit Santa Claus during the holiday season. Some family members, in this case, a woman's mother-in-law, try to hijack those special moments.

In the story you're about to read, a woman clearly told her mother-in-law that she booked an appointment for her newborn baby to meet Santa in their local shopping district. When her mother-in-law takes the baby out shopping for the day, the woman sees a photo of her MIL and son with Santa. Angered, she confronts her MIL because it appears she stole her thunder on purpose, completely invalidating her feelings as a result. Let's just say, her MIL sees nothing wrong with her own entitlement. Scroll to read.

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    AITA for being upset with my MIL and crying in front of her for taking my son to see Santa before us when she knew I wanted to enjoy all the firsts?
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    My husband and I (both 33) had our son a few months ago. We tried to have a baby for years and we're so incredibly thankful to have him, but he is for sure our only child. I can no longer have
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    children after the complications surrounding his birth. This means all the firsts to me are more special and I have spoken about that with friends and family. My MIL has always been so lovely and
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    supportive through this and I told her I had booked a visit to Santa for this weekend so my husband and I can take him together and enjoy this first with him.
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    Last week she asked if she could have our son for a few hours to take him shopping. She knew I had a couple of appointments and she said she wanted some grandma and
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    grandbaby time. I said sure. She brought him back three hours later and said things had been good. Two days after she had our son we saw a photo of
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    her with him taking him to meet Santa. I admit to crying when I saw. We haven't taken him yet. She knew that. We even talked about it before she left with him. My husband
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    called up his mom and asked what the photo was and why she'd taken him. She told him she'd wanted to get some photos of the two of them and to document a special grandma and grandbaby
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    day. She ended up coming. over and asking why my husband was acting like she did something wrong. He said she did. That she knew how much we wanted to take him first.
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    She said to let grandma enjoy a first of his and I cried. MIL accused me of trying to manipulate her into feeling bad for something totally normal. I told her I can't believe
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    she'd do it when she knows I won't get to do any of this again. She said I had no right to be upset with her when I said she could take him for the few hours. I said she only
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    mentioned shopping and she knew we had it planned and booked. She said it wasn't something I should be crying over and to just enjoy what I get. I ended up leaving the
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    room. She complained to my husband but he shut her down and told her she knew I was still coming to terms with how bad things. had been during our son's delivery and how I wanted
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    to make the most of every moment and to be present for those firsts. He said she should understand and be helping with that instead of being so underhanded.
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    She's saying I'm manipulative with my reaction and don't have any business being upset with her. AITA?
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    RutabagaCuri... • 20h ago • NTA. She disregarded your feelings and is now trying to rug sweep it. You are not overreacting. Maybe the first Santa Claus visit isn't a huge deal, but the betrayal of trust and disregard for your boundaries is HUGE.
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    Please do keep your Santa visit though. I think you still need that memory. Don't let her immaturity stop you from this.
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    whatsa1pick • 21h ago . NTA, MIL did this intentionally and seems like a major problem. At least your husband stood up for you. Don't give her any more alone grandma grandbaby time if she's going to go out of her way to do things with him first.
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    . Eastern-Eggpl... 20h ago NTA. No one asks to take a very young infant SHOPPING for some quality time. This was straight up planned. Kinda surprised you agreed to her taking him anywhere just for safety reasons. I wouldn't let her take him anywhere again for a very long time. My MIL is similar.
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