“Am I Wrong For Not Attending My Daughter’s Gender Reveal For Her Lizard?”

It’s no secret that more and more people are choosing to live childfree. If you’re new to the topic and would like to find out why exactly people make such a seemingly unusual decision, and what they think of it when they’re 50 and older, read our articles here and here.

This story comes from a 48-year-old mother to a 23-year-old daughter who “decided to remain childfree for multiple reasons.” Instead, the daughter “has a blue-tongued skink who she heavily adores” wrote mom in a recent post on r/AITA that amassed 18.5k upvotes. The family drama started after mom “got a text asking if I’d come to her gender reveal party she was having.” And it turns out, she was less than excited with the invitation.

Read the full story right below, to find out if the mom came (spoilers: she didn’t see the point!) and be sure to check out what the people in the community had to comment about the whole incident.

One mom has recently shared how her childfree daughter invited her to her skink’s gender reveal party, to which she blatantly refused

Image credits: JoshBerglund19 (not the actual photo)

"Am I Wrong For Not Attending My Daughter's Gender Reveal For Her Lizard?"

Then, mom added a couple of pieces of background info ‘to clear things up’

"Am I Wrong For Not Attending My Daughter's Gender Reveal For Her Lizard?"

But it seemed like many weren’t supportive of mom’s decision to not come and said she was an A-hole

"Am I Wrong For Not Attending My Daughter's Gender Reveal For Her Lizard?"

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Jenn C 2 years ago

Daughter- gives long list of legitimate reasons for not wanting a child. Mother- you just haven't found the right man. Seriously?!

57points

Sonia Bailey 2 years ago

That's the bit I find most disturbing - she says her daughter is asexual but clearly doesn't respect her identity. The mother is totally the asshole here.

36points

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tuzdayschild 2 years ago

Sounds like that party was more fun without her anyway.

56points

Honu 2 years ago

Yep. Mom seems like lacks a sense of humor. When I read the title, I was thinking, "Is this a little kid? That seems pretty strange for an adult." Then I read the post. "Hmm. It's an adult. Oh, they totally are doing this as a joke! It's just fun silliness. What the heck is Mom's problem?" She was told it was a joke and then unilaterally decided to turn it into something serious. I don't see how she could not have known this would dredge up these past issues. I suspect she was looking for conflict and she got it. So, yeah, pretty sure she would've ruined the party if she had gone.

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Troux 2 years ago

It seems like the mom is not respecting the child free decision. The party isn't about the lizard and it isn't about the lack of a human baby, yet that's all the mom seems to be focused on. The mother and daughter are on two completely different wavelengths.

43points

elSti 2 years ago

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Jenn C 2 years ago

Daughter- gives long list of legitimate reasons for not wanting a child. Mother- you just haven't found the right man. Seriously?!

57points

Sonia Bailey 2 years ago

That's the bit I find most disturbing - she says her daughter is asexual but clearly doesn't respect her identity. The mother is totally the asshole here.

36points

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tuzdayschild 2 years ago

Sounds like that party was more fun without her anyway.

56points

Honu 2 years ago

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Troux 2 years ago

43points

“Am I Wrong For Not Attending My Daughter’s Gender Reveal For Her Lizard?”

One mom has recently shared how her childfree daughter invited her to her skink’s gender reveal party, to which she blatantly refused

Then, mom added a couple of pieces of background info ‘to clear things up’

But it seemed like many weren’t supportive of mom’s decision to not come and said she was an A-hole

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“Am I Wrong For Not Attending My Daughter’s Gender Reveal For Her Lizard?”

One mom has recently shared how her childfree daughter invited her to her skink’s gender reveal party, to which she blatantly refused

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Then, mom added a couple of pieces of background info ‘to clear things up’

But it seemed like many weren’t supportive of mom’s decision to not come and said she was an A-hole

Games

Liucija Adomaite

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Ilona Baliūnaitė

Ilona Baliūnaitė