A pregnant woman has revealed that her ex’s new girlfriend is treating her ‘like a surrogate’ and even threw a gender reveal party for her twins without inviting her.
The 29-year-old mother from the US took to Reddit and said that her ex, 30-year-old Joe, had broken up with her to be with 30-year-old Kim.
But after their split, she discovered that she was pregnant.
“I dated a guy Joe (30M) for three months before he left me to go back to his ex Kim (30F). Right after we broke up I found out I was pregnant and now I’m at 24 weeks. I let him know and he was ecstatic. Turns out his girlfriend had fertility issues and would likely never be able to get pregnant naturally and he has always wanted to be a father,” she wrote.
“Getting back together was out of the question for both of us so he’s still with his girlfriend.
“Joe was only allowed at the initial appointment because of COVID-19 and we found out I was having twins.”
She continued: “According to Joe when he told Kim she had a mental breakdown about her infertility and wanted to talk to me. I met them at their house and Kim stated that she wanted to be involved in my pregnancy because she would eventually be the children’s stepmother.
“She started telling me that I needed to do a home birth, that I needed to formula feed so that they could have the babies half of the week, that she wanted one boy and one girl, and that she wanted the kids to call her Mama since they would be calling me Mommy.
“I shut her down and said I would make the best choices for my children and my body and left.”
But thing escalated when Kim started texting her daily about her exercise and eating habits, complaining that her job would not let her take maternity leave because she was not the one who was pregnant.
“At the virtual genetics counselling appointment, she attended instead of Joe and took over the whole meeting trying to talk about her family history which wasn’t relevant.
“When it came time for my 20-week level two scan, they allowed me one guest and Joe suggested I take Kim instead of him, which I refused to do. Joe did end up coming and he found out the gender because I wanted to keep it a surprise for me so we could throw a gender reveal party.”
The mother continued: “I put a pregnancy announcement on my social media and then she put up an announcement saying they were expecting twins ‘the non-traditional way’ and how blessed she was. I was irritated but I kept my mouth shut.
“Then she threw a gender reveal party and posted it on social media. I wasn’t even invited. She also announced that she’s having a baby shower. I commented on her posts and told her to stop treating me like a surrogate, that the kids weren’t hers, and that Joe didn’t have any claim or custody of the kids until they are born.
“I then called Joe and reiterated all of this and stated that I would not be seeing either of them until we went to family court and that my mother would be my birthing partner. He and Kim and some of her friends and family are saying I’m an a***ole and her mother even called and insisted I give her one of my babies like this is the Parent Trap? So AITA?”
Thousands of people replied to her post on Reddit, with many shocked by Kim’s behavior.
One person commented: “Kim’s mother suggesting they split the twins between parents?!?!? WTHF.”
Another wrote: “I’m not being dramatic in any way when I say this get a lawyer now . Keep records of everything, and whatever you do, do not allow yourself to be alone with Kim. Almost none of Kim’s behavior is ok, it’s in fact disturbing. Block phone numbers, file a police report for harassment if you have to. Keep yourself and your children safe.”
A third said: “God, I can’t even imagine co-parenting with this man. Op is going to have to fight them on every decision regarding the babies for the next 18 years and dealing with Kim probably on the daily.”
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