Woman Insists on Having a Welcome Party for Her New Grandchild Immediately After Birth, So They Lie to Her About the Birthdate

Some family milestones bring out the sweetest side of everyone, and some bring out the pushiest. In this case, a new baby should have meant quiet joy, but instead it turned into a fight over timing, guests, and control.

A Redditor known as u/Throwa676899 said her son and daughter-in-law had just welcomed a baby boy, and she was determined to throw a welcome party for him right away. The parents were not on board, but she kept pushing, and things got awkward fast.

By the time the baby came home, the family was already tangled up in hurt feelings and a lie about the birthdate. Read on.

OP asks:

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Her son and his wife just had a baby boy

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While DIL was pregnant, OP insisted on throwing a welcome home party

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The future parents were against it. But she insisted so much that the new parents decided to hide the fact that she became a grandmother.

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OP told her son that she was disappointed in him

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And an argument started

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Some family members agree with OP's son. Now she asks if she was wrong

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That is where the family tension really starts to show.

Redditors were not kind to OP

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People shared customs from their parts of the country

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This is not a US thing

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Sip and see...

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is a great custom.

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A very good custom, indeed

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OP is being very invasive here

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The customs vary from one part of the country to another. Still, most people agree that the best thing to do is ask the parents when it would suit them best for you to come over and see the baby.

Another important thing is to bring your own food, do the dishes afterward, and help the new parents by doing some chores. They don’t want big parties, large crowds, or noise.

They just want to rest.

It also echoes the fight when friends pushed over-the-top baby shower demands, and honesty sparked a blowup.

This Redditor can see the future:

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Well, you have to go with the odds...

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Just want to be in the spotlight again

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The last thing...

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OP definitely needs to work on her behavior

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Future mom agrees:

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The bottom line is:

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The OP here went way over the line. She had no right to impose her views and insist on something that is so irrelevant in the eyes of the new parents.

A big party is the last thing on their minds. They just want to rest, eat, sleep, and take a shower before the baby wakes up and they have to do it all over again.

Be helpful, don't create more problems.

That kind of welcome party was never going to end peacefully.

Before you judge the “welcome party” lie, read about whether a mom should decline her mother-in-law’s baby shower offer.