Today, my obnoxious mother-in-law berated me in front of my husband's family for still working while pregnant. She says I'm harming the baby by not quitting. I'm only four months pregnant and I work as a nurse at a hospital. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at work, someone heard me throw up. I then got called aside and told being hungover at work is unacceptable. I don't drink. I'm pregnant. FML
Today, I'm 8 months pregnant and still waitressing at a local restaurant. There were only 3 of us serving today and things were hectic. One guy bitched me out, saying "Maybe if you lost some weight you'd walk a little faster!" because I wasn't fast enough with his soup. FML
Today, I was at my in-laws' house, and as I was walking to the living room I had my hands on the back of my hips supporting my back. My mother-in-law told me to stop because it makes me look pregnant. I'm 9 months pregnant. FML
Today, I found out that, despite working 4 part-time jobs, that I will not qualify for maternity leave by my due date with the mandatory 600 hours. I can't get full-time work and I'm 8 months pregnant now. This'll be fun! FML
Today, at work my boss told me I have been late, under-productive, and using up a lot of sick days. He says my job is on the line. My reason for barely showing up at work: I've been on maternity leave for 6 weeks. FML
Today, I found out I'm pregnant, after quitting my job because they asked us to work for free due to COVID. So because I quit, I'm no longer eligible for maternity leave. I didn’t know that I was 4 months pregnant. I could've just gotten a doctor's note for medical reasons. FML
Today, my mother-in-law screamed at the top of her lungs in front of our friends and family that I was stealing her baby away from her. I'd only suggested we go home because he had a migraine. Her baby is 24 years-old and has been married to me for a year. FML
Today, I'm pregnant and feeling awful due to all-day-long morning sickness. My doctor suggested that I cancel all my social plans to be able to keep working. My doctor is also my husband, and the father of this child. FML
Today, as usual, I'm stuck working in a brutally hostile work environment under my mother-in-law, who's never forgiven me for marrying her daughter. I only got the job because of family politics. Four months on, I still can't even land so much as a single interview elsewhere. FML
Today, my wife was in seemingly never-ending labor. It got so bad, I overheard a nurse in the doorway mutter to a coworker that she hoped my baby would just die or something, so she could finally go take a smoke break. FML
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JocelynKaulitz 28
Good luck when the baby is born
iAmScrubs 19
If you're working when you go into labour, it will be like nurse's inception.
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hoonyer 17
just remind her that you ARE a nurse and an adult and more than qualified to make your own decisions in life and without a doubt know more about this subject considering your profession
Chrisnighswonger 3
This is one of those rare time when you get to tell an in-law that they can shove it! Relish this oppotunity!
Reverend_Ink 1
Wonder what she'd say about my L&D RN wife that worked until she was 39-1 with our last kid. She was on shift when she went into labor.
scdragon 0
Tell her to mind her own business and tell her if she doesn't, she'll never see your child
astarazhna 1
Allow me to play the devil's advocate here...you're a nurse, therefore potentially exposed to countless pathogens that most people are rarely (if ever) exposed to. While it IS far-fetched, I can understand your mother-in-law's concern.
monnanon 14
What sane hospital are going to put a pregant nurse, probably the only pregnant nurse at the time, in an infectious ward. There is a reason wards are split up, she could be in a cardio ward or a gynea ward.
incrapper 7
well thank her for her concern and then inform her that at the hospital the doctor checks up on you and is well aware when to let you take a break
11jackson11 0
Carla?
rattusrattus 19
You should probably look for another babysitter. If she's going to bitch about this, there's a chance she's gonna pull crap like feeding your child food they're allergic too because "we never had allergies back in my day, and our kids turned out fine!" or swaddling your child til they get heatstroke because "back in my day, we were ALWAYS told to do this and our kids turned out fine!"
xela96 0
Kick her out o the house. It's your baby and your life. Plus a nurse knows better than some crazy mother in law
Jasonf6 0
Sounds like your M-I-L is a complete moron. Good luck with that.