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Feeling like a spoiled brat (but still hurt)

Buggygirl84Buggygirl84
in December 2010 Moms

Let me preface this with: I understand that my pregnancy is not front page news or of utmost importance to anyone but my DH and I.

However... not even our parents seem to care at all about our impending addition and this is a first for both sets of my parents. My best friend is the only person who asks with any frequency how things are going and how I'm feeling and talks baby stuff with me. Keep in mind, we email back and forth all day. I try to include my parents, in-laws, siblings and friends on important information, but try not to talk about the baby TOO much for fear of annoying them - especially as no one seems that interested to begin with. Am I such a bad person for kind of resenting them all for not caring or showing any interest? Embarrassed

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Re: Feeling like a spoiled brat (but still hurt)

  • lulu3061lulu3061 member

    I don't think you're a bad person but I think you might be over thinking it a little bit. Let's be honest...pregnancy isn't really that exciting for anyone other than the pregnant person.

    I'm sure they will be over the moon when the baby actually arrives!  Just have fun talking with the friend who asks and enjoy it when and if the families ask a question.  Smile

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  • RykersMommyRykersMommy
    I don't think it is selfish at all. We all know that our pregnancy is not the be all end all to everyone's day, but it is still nice to know that people are thinking about it. I am also having the first baby on both sides of our family here and out of all my friends. Everyone asks a lot about baby, but because my best friend is getting married Oct 1st (I am her MOH) I am trying to not bring up too much without being asked. I don't want to feel like I am stealing her spotlight.
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  • jessiesnwbrdjessiesnwbrd member
    No, it's not selfish. My parents and DH's parents have been great and are really excited. However, my sister seems to care less. She has shown more excitement over friend's babies than mine, and that hurts...maybe I should clarify, she has shown zero excitement for mine. We went on a family vacation last week, and she didn't mention the baby once. My mom tends to think its a bit of jealousy, which I get to an extent, but it still hurts.
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  • kat81kat81 member

    I feel like your parents should care and be excited. I can understand the others not being that into it.

    This just reminds me of how I was admiring my new belly (even though it is small) while I was visiting my parents and my mom said, "this is what they call navel gazing!" (I was literally looking at my belly button and how it looks so different now.) It was an obnoxious thing to say, but it was also really funny and maybe I observed it. I'm lucky that my parents are on the whole pretty excited. I hope you can find someone (a friend, etc) who is really psyched for your new baby! I also hope the parents & inlaws get more excited soon.


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