A 40-year-old woman recently discovered she was eight months pregnant despite using reliable birth control and having no symptoms due to another medication. She and her fiancé never wanted children and have chosen to place the baby for adoption, believing the child deserves parents who truly want them. After processing the shock, they’ve involved medical professionals and counselors to ensure the baby’s wellbeing and their own emotional health.
The woman decided not to tell most of her family until after the birth, only confiding in two supportive relatives. Her extended family is very religious and judgmental, and she fears they would pressure or guilt her during an already stressful, high-risk pregnancy. She plans to tell them later, once things have settled. Still, she worries that keeping the pregnancy secret might hurt her family’s feelings — though she feels maintaining peace and privacy right now is more important.
AITA for not telling my family about my pregnancy?
