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Secretly hoping Mom will be out of town on D-Day

megahofmegahof member
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So, things haven't been the smoothest between me and my mom lately. Can't explain why it's all been happening (I'm sure she's freaking out about becoming a grandmother for the first time, but dude...), but suffice it to say, she's been stressing me out to the max.

The latest episode happened yesterday, when she stopped by on the way home from my grandparents' house. She told me that baby needs to come by this Sunday morning, otherwise she'll need to wait until next Monday (like, the 27th) to be born. OK, Mom, I'll see what I can do about that. Now, as irritating as it was for me to hear her tell me once again when I should give birth so as to fit her schedule, the reason behind it is even more obnoxious -- the woman scheduled a business trip for the week after her first grandchild's due date. I'm not talking a 2-day trip -- I'm talking a full week in sunny California. This was not something that had to be done this exact week -- in her own words, the business she's taking care of could have been pushed back at least another 2 weeks. She knew full well that the probability that this kid would come late was incredibly high, but decided to schedule the trip then anyway.

There's a big part of me that kind of hopes that my baby will be born next week while Mom is on the other coast. With all the stress and headache she's been causing me lately, it certainly would make for a more relaxing birth experience, knowing that just my dad would be there. And the evil twin side of me feels like it would be the perfect opportunity to rub my hands together with a sneer and say, "Serves you right!" Does that make me a really bad person? 

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Re: Secretly hoping Mom will be out of town on D-Day

  • SqueezeTheClaySqueezeTheClay member
    You aren't a bad person for wanting a little bit of sanity and peace when you give birth.  And considering how far along you are, you have a pretty good chance of giving birth while she's gone.  Especially if her absence leaves you more relaxed :)
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  • fraseyfrasey member

    I totally hear what you're saying! I was kinda the same way. My parents scheduled a cruise from Feb 3 - 11, I was due Feb 16th. I was like, seriously??! Turns out my baby was born Jan 28th, so they very well could have missed the birth had it been just a few days later. Safe to say they won't be doing that if/when our next baby is born!

    I was almost hoping they would be away when she was born bc they kinda stress me out too. It worked out perfectly for me bc my labour was super fast and they didnt get here from out of town until about 20 mins after LO was born. Perfect!!

    But yeah, hopefully everything works out for you!

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  • pinkshades05pinkshades05 member
    Nope, doesn't make you bad! She is asking for it if she scheduled a trip!

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