A woman admits she’s struggling with attending her brother’s upcoming baby shower because of how her own pregnancy was treated in the past. When she was expecting, her family showed little interest or support — no excitement, no celebration, and barely any acknowledgment. It left her feeling deeply hurt and unseen during what should’ve been a special time.
Now that her brother and his partner are having a baby, the family is going all out — planning a big shower, buying gifts, and making a huge deal of it. The woman says she’s happy for her brother but can’t help feeling bitterness and sadness over the contrast. She wonders if it makes her an awful person to not want to go, even though she’s trying to work through her emotions in therapy and acknowledges that healing is a process.
AITA for not wanting to go to my brother’s baby shower because of how my own pregnancy was treated?
