My Husband Bought Me A Box Of DIAPERS For Christmas And Now This...

[00:00:02] [SPEAKER_00] Hey Waffle Gang, I do hope you are well. My name is Mark and today we're checking out some more Reddit Stories. And if you do love a Reddit Story, why not consider that like, subscribe, maybe that notification bell too. And let's crack on with today's first story. Much love guys. Now today's first story comes from the WhatDoIDo subreddit from NoPenalty9836. It says,

[00:00:26] [SPEAKER_00] Am I the arsehole if I cancel Hubby's birthday plans and leave the house, leaving Hubby to host his family for my birthday? I only have four days to make a decision. I've been going back and forth trying to decide if I should cancel my husband's birthday reservations I made for him at this really cool indoor golf place followed by reservations for dinner. He's always commented on wanting to try both and I thought it would make a nice gift. His birthday is only a few days after mine.

[00:00:56] [SPEAKER_00] For Christmas he legit took time to buy and wrapped me a box of diapers for our daughter in the next size up and presented it to me as my gift. What? I'm still angry about that. No gag gifts for Christmas has ever been a thing between us. Last year he got me a spatula and thought this year he would do better after the falling out we had over the spatula.

[00:01:19] [SPEAKER_00] A little bit of background info. Our daughter is now two months old and we've been working on replacing the floor and painting our home since before she was born with the goal of having it done before she can crawl. Over the summer he did the nursery floor and in the fall a week before she was born he did the flooring in our older son's room. Mind you the flooring was given to us for free from my dad and my dad bought my husband his own mitre saw for Christmas to get the job done so he would no longer have to borrow his.

[00:01:46] [SPEAKER_00] I do all the painting. This past week as we've been clearing things out of our bedroom for me to do the painting and him the flooring he brought up my birthday. He said wow all this work for your birthday gift. I said excuse me what gift? He said all the work of putting the flooring in our bedroom but don't worry I'll still do dinner for you and we can invite your mom and family.

[00:02:09] [SPEAKER_00] What do you want me to cook? I said I would just like to have a quiet birthday dinner. You, me and the kids at Longhorn Steakhouse. Come home and watch a movie together. All this flooring is not my gift. This is something we've been planning now for a year and with the house torn up I don't want to host anyone in our home especially after having hosted for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Besides we don't even have a place for people to sit. We have all the bedroom furniture and our clothing in the living room.

[00:02:37] [SPEAKER_00] I'm currently sleeping on the mattress on the floor in here. Plus I'm not a fan of your brother coming over so you two can sit and just drink beer all evening while I watch our and his kids. He said no. I'm going to cook at home. Just tell me what you want me to cook. I said okay. I want to do steak, mashed potatoes and green beans. But there is a problem here. He can't make mashed potatoes to save his life and only likes green beans if they're boiled.

[00:03:03] [SPEAKER_00] I like fresh beans slowly sautéed with olive oil, garlic and herbs. So if I want it cooked this way I will have to do it. He said no. We're not doing steak. It will cost too much if the family comes over. I'll just do chicken. I lost it. I said again for my birthday. I do not want people over. He kept arguing the issue and I said fine. Do what you want for my birthday. Side note last year he ordered the traditional tres leches cake.

[00:03:33] [SPEAKER_00] But he ordered it with peaches. I hate peaches. He likes peaches. I like strawberries. Plus my name was spelled wrong on the birthday cake. He thought it was hilarious. I'm now considering cancelling his birthday golf outing and dinner reservations. Leaving home if he invites his family for my birthday. Buying him a box of diaper wipes and presenting it with a card that says Happy birthday. I painted the house for you. Would I be the arsehole? Absolutely not the arsehole. Bloody hell.

[00:04:03] [SPEAKER_00] I had to pick my jaw up off the floor when he gave her those diapers for her birthday. I was like what the hell? I would allow him to invite everyone over. Cook what he wants. And like you said maybe just book yourself a hotel and go to this. And go to a spa for the evening. Go and get that steak dinner at that place you wanted. But whilst doing that at the same time. You need to think about what is actually going on. Because something needs to happen here. Or it's going to continue to be a pattern in the future right?

[00:04:30] [SPEAKER_00] There needs to be a conversation or some kind of action to take place. Aggressive grab says to OP. Cancel his birthday reservations and take yourself to the spa with that money. Bonus points if you do it while his family is there for dinner. Another commenter says this man doesn't even like you. Much less love you. Why are you still with him? You're not the asshole in this situation. You're absolutely the asshole to yourself if you stay in this relationship. He's a piece of shit with no regard for you at all. That is not a way to live.

[00:05:00] [SPEAKER_00] And one more comment from Puppy Lover who says. Please, please, please go forward with your idea. You have no idea how many years of crappy gifts and self-centeredness it will save you. I know so many women who spent years going overboard and doing nice things for their husbands. While the husbands did little to nothing for them. If you don't draw a line and let him know how it feels to be treated the way he's treating you. He'll just continue doing it indefinitely. Let him know how it feels. If that doesn't change the way he treats you.

[00:05:27] [SPEAKER_00] Then you just need to dump him altogether because he'll always be a selfish prick. But find out first if he has any empathy and care about you at all. By him getting to experience what you've been experiencing. Please don't continue giving when you're getting nothing back. All that ever does is undermine your sense of self. And a lot of the commenters were just saying to Opie. Be done with this relationship. Opie did put a comment within the post. And says about two weeks after Christmas last year. When I had time to relax.

[00:05:56] [SPEAKER_00] I asked him for a genuine answer about the spatula as a gift. And what the hell was he thinking? He said he was at the store and saw that it was blue. The type of blue I like. And he thought of me. And thought that it would match the utensil holder. And our blue microwave that I found in the store one day. And geeked over. He said he thought I would like it because of the pretty blue color. That's about as deep as the thought went. He said that he never thought the gift would be sexist. Or implied that I had to do more cooking for him. To make up for the spatula though.

[00:06:25] [SPEAKER_00] He did go out and buy me the KitchenAid stand up mixer. Had my eye on for over two years. I was really happy about it. Until he said. So when are you going to make me some homemade bread? We had the talk about never ever buying kitchen appliances. For someone as a gift unless directly asked for. That kitchen things used by the whole family is not a gift for one person. But I'm no longer angry about the diapers. I'll be able to calmly ask him. After the 2024 Christmas spatula debacle.

[00:06:53] [SPEAKER_00] What the hell were you thinking gifting me diapers 2025? I mean hell. I'm thinking if this is how it's going to be. We might just make it a pact to buy each other practical gifts for the home. No more disappointment that way. So Opie comes in with an update and says birthday plans. I've since logged in and cancelled his birthday golf outing and dinner reservations for next week. Tomorrow is my birthday and his day off work. So he'll be watching the baby as I have booked myself for a 90 minute massage.

[00:07:21] [SPEAKER_00] After that I'll be stopping by Starbucks for my favorite drink. And one hour of uninterrupted time with my new book. That my son got me for Christmas. Then I'll be picking him up from school and taking him to go see a movie. I'll round off the day by coming home. Taking a long hot bubble bath. Ordering DoorDash and ending my day holding baby girl. That sounds like an amazing birthday to me. For him I will just be getting him a card that reads. Happy birthday. I painted the house for you. The bag will contain a case of diaper wipes.

[00:07:51] [SPEAKER_00] If he looks disappointed I will just tell him. I cancelled the golf outing and dinner reservations. And instead gave this bulk pack of wipes. The perfect gift to accompany the box of diapers you got me for Christmas. He will get the message. I should think so. Divorce. As for people advocating for divorce. Kicking him to the curb. Leave him with the kids in the middle of the night. Claiming that he isn't a good husband to me. And father to our baby. Please know that you only got one little glimpse into our life.

[00:08:20] [SPEAKER_00] He's a loving and caring father to our children. We struggled with infertility for a very long time. So this baby was a surprise but a welcomed blessing. Every day I prayed not to miscarry. And even feared death during labor as my pregnancy was high risk. He took a month off of work to care for me as I recovered from three degree tearing and a bruised tailbone. Every night he does the nighttime routine. Bath, pajamas, story time and rocks baby girl to sleep.

[00:08:48] [SPEAKER_00] While he does that I do the house reset. Fishes, garbage, sweep. He wakes with me for all her feedings and prioritizes my sleep over his to make sure that I'm rested enough to care for our daughter during the day. This is the same man who during pregnancy cooked me breakfast every morning and massaged my feet every night. Before he leaves for work every day. He will make sure I have time to self-care. Shower, brush my teeth, eat breakfast and pump before handing me the baby. If she's awake.

[00:09:15] [SPEAKER_00] Then he will make sure I'm happy on the couch with baby girl and anything I need before he leaves blanket, remote, water cup, my phone, phone charger, a clean binky and bottle for baby. As soon as he gets home from work he will take her and give me 30 minutes to myself before we start talking dinner plans. We make a good team when it comes to daily life. I don't have to make him lists of things to do. I like that when we're low on milk he will just pick it up on his way home without having to be asked.

[00:09:41] [SPEAKER_00] And he doesn't wait for a thank you like he did some big favor the way I've seen other men seek gratitude for doing basic tasks. He sucks at gift giving and this year and last year so yes. I will be doing nothing for him for his birthday. Despite the shitty thoughtless gift and non-birthday birthday plans. I'll be holding off on kicking him out and just matching his energy for his birthday. For Christmas 2026 I think I'll get him an Ikea toddler bed to assemble for our daughter and call it a day.

[00:10:08] [SPEAKER_00] So it was a day later an opiated birthday update. Yesterday was my birthday. Hubby surprised me with breakfast out at my favorite local spot and we did a Home Depot run for more flooring. After that I did go for my massage. It was wonderful and I did stop at Starbucks for my free birthday drink. I didn't have time to sit and read before I had to pick boy up from school but that's okay.

[00:10:33] [SPEAKER_00] Instead of going to see a movie at the theater we came home and began a Harry Potter movie marathon. I love Harry Potter however my son without my knowing had texted my dad and my best friend to come over and surprise me with a visit. He didn't know that I had already had my best friend and her niece scheduled to come over to look through a pile of clothes before I took a large haul to donate at the Salvation Army. It was so much fun watching her niece try on dresses. We wrapped up the night with some pizza and cheesy bread.

[00:11:01] [SPEAKER_00] Hubby surprised me with a little gift. Two new books, a pack of my favorite cookies and a squishy niffler that can add to my Harry Potter bookshelf. Overall I had a great day. And there was many comments kind of all over the place on this one talking about Axe, about his love language of Axe's service, yours being receiving gifts etc. Other people saying he may have learned his lesson on this one. Other people saying that she's just happy to accept the bare minimum.

[00:11:30] [SPEAKER_00] But what do you guys make of this situation? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below and let's move on to another story. Our next story comes from the nanny subreddit from sunflower92828. And it says, Am I overreacting about my nanny family having sex during the day? Hi everyone. I'm a full-time nanny for a stay-at-home mom with an 8-month-old baby. The baby is honestly perfect.

[00:12:00] [SPEAKER_00] So sweet and happy. Naps great. I've been with the family for about 7 months now. The mom and dad are both amazing employers. They're super nice to me. The mom gets me Starbucks and acai bowls. Even makes me lunch sometimes. I make $32 an hour with great benefits in a medium cost of living area. So overall, this is a dream job. Here's my only issue. I'm pretty sure the parents are having sex during the dad's lunch break. Maybe every day or every other day.

[00:12:29] [SPEAKER_00] They go to their room and I never see anything inappropriate. But sometimes I hear what I think might be the bed moving. It's not loud or anything. Just enough to make me realize what's going on. Afterwards, her hair is messy. Clothes change. That kind of thing. Today, I asked the mom what she was up to when she came out of the room. And she didn't really say much. I kind of jokingly said, Oh, were you napping? And she got a little red and awkward. That pretty much confirmed it for me. I know they're married adults and it's their house.

[00:12:59] [SPEAKER_00] But it still makes me feel a little uncomfortable since I'm there taking care of their baby. They're not being disrespectful or obvious. But it just feels weird. Would it be totally out of line to ask them not to do that while I'm working? Or am I overreacting and should just let it go? They are really such a great family. And I don't want to make things awkward if this is just me being overly sensitive. What would you do? So, Opie added some of their own comments below the post, giving some additional information.

[00:13:28] [SPEAKER_00] The first one said, I truly feel weird about them doing it with me in the house. Another said, I'm shocked so many people don't care. Another said, But I'm working. You don't think it's disrespectful to fuck? Well, someone's taking care of your kids under your roof. It's making me uncomfortable. They both go in the bedroom and come out messy hair and smiley. It makes me feel weird. Another says, The baby is napping at this time usually. Another one says, I feel it's very awkward. She comes down after having sex with her husband. He goes back to his work office.

[00:13:57] [SPEAKER_00] I didn't know what they were doing. It's just weird. And then she comes down and asks what I want for lunch. Another says, It's very awkward. They both come down smiley and happy and in a good mood. But guys, I know what you just did. You just had sex. Another says, Mostly it's awkward. MB will come down after changing her clothes. And I can tell she's showered and starts making us all lunch. Like I know her husband's lunch break has ended. They were too busy fucking. Another says he eats in his office. She takes his lunch to him.

[00:14:27] [SPEAKER_00] It's very weird. But mostly it's just very weird. Like MB is in a good mood. Like I know you just had sex and the husband sometimes comes down to grab a drink from the drink fridge and he's happy too. Like it's just weird. Fuck when the kid goes to bed. Another says, I think it's weird for adults to be having sex every day or every other day. There's other ways to support a relationship. Oh, deary me. Another one says, This isn't rage bait. This is how I feel. It makes me extremely uncomfortable.

[00:14:56] [SPEAKER_00] If this was once in a while, okay, whatever. But why do you need to fuck all the time? Another one says, So you'd be okay with people fucking in your workplace. Why do they need to do it all the time? Nearly every day. I would get it if it was sometimes, but this is crazy. Then says, It's like a roommate who just had sex trying to move on from the situation. It's awkward. Like maybe I need to find a way to tell her to give it an hour or so. It feels weird knowing the sudden mood booster was from getting laid.

[00:15:25] [SPEAKER_00] Another one says, It's weird because like she's so giddy after having sex. Mood shifter. Happy. It's odd. Like it puts it even more in my face. Oh, I got laid. And another one says, How would you act at this all? Mostly I just want to tell her I know you just got laid and it makes me feel weird because I'm working. I know you're in a good mood because you got fucked. So please do it after the kid goes to bed. Then says, This is a super paying job. The parents are beyond nice. This is the only flaw.

[00:15:54] [SPEAKER_00] I still think maybe I should mention it and maybe they stop fucking during my work day. I'm 28 years old and I've been a nanny for a decade. And the majority of the comments were basically just saying to OP, Leave it alone. You know, this is, it might be the place that you work, but this is also their home. They're allowed to have sex, et cetera. And it sounds like they weren't making a big show and dance of it. They were trying to be discreet as possible. Other people suggesting, you know,

[00:16:21] [SPEAKER_00] alternatives are putting on headphones or just keeping yourself occupied during that time. And everyone was suggesting about confronting her employers. But OP comes in a couple of days later and says, That Friday morning, I told my MB I wanted to talk during the baby's nap. And she said, Okay. I brought up how uncomfortable I felt about what I thought was going on. And mentioned how I could sometimes hear or notice things that made me think they were having sex while I was there.

[00:16:50] [SPEAKER_00] I told her it made me uncomfortable. And that's when everything went downhill. She was very direct with me. She said my only job was to take care of the baby, not to worry about what she and her husband were doing. She told me if I had downtime, I could watch TV or read a book. I told her it just seemed weird that she'd come out with messy hair or different clothes. And she explained that sometimes they do workout videos in their room. Sometimes it's sex, sometimes cuddling, and sometimes her just napping.

[00:17:17] [SPEAKER_00] She said whatever happens in her bedroom is none of my business. After that, things got really quiet. She wasn't mean, but I could tell she was uncomfortable and hurt. Then she told me I could go home for the day. I just knew that meant I was done. Later, she texts saying they were going to move in another direction. And that was it. I feel horrible. I know I crossed the boundary. And I regret bringing it up so much. I miss them terribly. The money was amazing. My MB was so kind. And the baby was absolutely perfect.

[00:17:47] [SPEAKER_00] I really wish I could fix this and somehow get my job back. How do I get my job back? And everybody was just like, you know, you got told in the original post, don't confront this, just leave it alone. But there ain't no way of you getting your job back. OP was replying and was downvoted. One of the replies said, because I did get some comments saying people would be uncomfortable too. My friends told me to talk to them about it. And maybe we could figure it out as my work environment should feel comfortable to me.

[00:18:16] [SPEAKER_00] I regret not listening to everyone on here. OP also says, I regret it now. I hope that they can forgive me. Everything else pays like 22 to $23. They were giving me 32 and so nice. I'm realizing I messed up. The commenter says, you don't think it's worth a try. They are Christian and believe in God. Christians believe in forgiveness. Another one says, I need to get my job back to pay for my bills. And I miss my nanny kid and MB. They were the best.

[00:18:43] [SPEAKER_00] And I'm getting messages that I should file a police report for sexual harassment in the workplace. And everyone on the back of that comment was saying, do not do that. But now I'm going to turn this one to you guys. What do you guys make of this situation? How would you deal with it if it was you? Would it make you uncomfortable or not? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below. And let's move on to another story. Now,

[00:19:10] [SPEAKER_00] our next story comes from public edge 6210 and says, am I the asshole for not wanting my in-laws to take over my baby and for refusing to move in with them? Me, 30 female and my husband, 31 male. I've been married for almost three years and have an eight month old baby boy. Ours was an arranged marriage and I genuinely got lucky. My husband is kind, supportive and very understanding. My husband is the eldest of three sons. His two younger brothers live abroad.

[00:19:39] [SPEAKER_00] Since my in-laws don't have a daughter, they treated me very well from the beginning. And overall, they are good people. This makes the situation harder for me. Issues started after my son was born. During the first few months postpartum, I stayed with my parents and then with my in-laws. At first, I ignored small things, assuming they were just excited grandparents. But over time, certain behaviors started bothering me. They would refer to themselves as father and mother when talking to my baby in our native language.

[00:20:09] [SPEAKER_00] When my baby cried or needed sleep, my father-in-law would ask my mother-in-law to comfort him instead of letting me do it. Sometimes they wouldn't give my baby to me when he was crying or would take him from my arms saying that they would try to calm him. I felt invisible, but stayed quiet, thinking it might just be postpartum hormones. After we moved to the city where my husband works, it got worse. We video-cored them daily. Whenever my baby cries, my father-in-law says things like, our baby is sad because he's missing us

[00:20:39] [SPEAKER_00] or the baby is all alone here, even though he's with his parents. He's joked that the baby might be bored of seeing only my husband's and my face. It often feels like they see my baby as their child in us and us as caretakers. They also constantly insist that the baby looks only like their side of the family and dismiss any resemblance to me, even in obvious cases. My husband noticed this too and admitted it bothered him. He corrected his father once, but it didn't stop.

[00:21:09] [SPEAKER_00] Eventually, I started correcting my father-in-law every time he called himself dad and he finally stopped. They visited us twice after we moved and both visits were extremely stressful due to constant boundary crossing and comments about our parenting. Recently, the main conflict happened. We can't visit our hometown often because my husband gets only four days off a month. Now, my in-laws want us to quit our jobs and move permanently into their home so they can be close to the baby. I work from home,

[00:21:38] [SPEAKER_00] but only from our current location, not my hometown. More importantly, based on their current behavior, I don't feel comfortable living with them. My father-in-law frequently comments that we don't feed the baby on time, that the baby is unhappy, lonely, and has to play alone. I told my husband I'm not comfortable living with them because I feel they won't allow us to raise our son the way we choose. My husband agrees and plans to have a serious conversation with his father to set boundaries and clearly state that the child is ours. However, my husband is also worried

[00:22:08] [SPEAKER_00] because his parents would be alone and his brothers live abroad. Apart from these issues, they've been good to me and I don't want to damage the relationship. Am I the arsehole for refusing to move in with my in-laws and for wanting firm boundaries around my baby, even if it hurts their feelings? Absolutely not move in with them. That would be a nightmare. I'm just glad that your husband sees it too in this situation. They're calling themselves father and mother to your baby and saying he's alone with his actual parents. Commodore says to OP,

[00:22:38] [SPEAKER_00] why should you quit your job? Their loneliness is not your burden to bear. If they want to be closer to their grandchildren, they can move closer. If they want more involvement, then they must follow your rules. None of the above requires you to move or quit your jobs. If you do that or move in with them, you are suddenly fully at their mercy. Completely do not do that under any circumstance. Not the arsehole. PostCivil says, what's disturbing is that you said apart from these issues, they've been good to me.

[00:23:08] [SPEAKER_00] Think about that long and hard. One, calling themselves mum and dad is not an issue. It's seriously deranged. Two, being good to you is not a plus in their favor. Being good to your husband's wife is the bare minimum of a human decency. Three, their behavior and request is not acceptable, healthy or realistic. It needs to be shut down now by your husband. Four, worrying about hurting grown adults' feelings because you won't give in to insane demands is ridiculous.

[00:23:37] [SPEAKER_00] Stay on your ground and don't give it another thought. So before the update, OPI added an edit in the same post and said thank you so much to everyone who took the time to read my post and share your thoughts, advice and support. I truly didn't expect this much response. I tried to reply to as many comments as I could but I couldn't get to everyone. I'm a new mum and juggling a lot right now. My husband and I read all the comments together and they really helped us reflect. More than anything, it made us realize that our priority has to be our little family's well-being.

[00:24:07] [SPEAKER_00] I genuinely appreciate every single comment and the kindness behind them. I'll update soon. OPI did come in with that first update and says I wanted to add an update after a recent visit from my father-in-law. As it reinforced many of the concerns I mentioned in my original post. Before that visit, I asked my husband to remind my father-in-law to wash his hands before holding our baby as this has been an ongoing issue in the past. Despite being told, my father-in-law took our baby from my arms immediately upon arriving without washing his hands.

[00:24:37] [SPEAKER_00] My husband had to ask him multiple times before he finally did so. During the visit, there were repeated comments about our baby being happy now that everyone is here and otherwise being all alone when it's just me and my husband with him. There was also another instance of my father-in-law refusing to acknowledge any resemblance between our baby and me, even when others, including my husband, pointed out obvious features like my hair. This turned into an unnecessary argument over something very trivial, which again

[00:25:06] [SPEAKER_00] made me feel dismissed. Later in the evening, alcohol was being consumed in the living room. While I'm personally uncomfortable with my baby being around drinking, I chose not to escalate the situation in front of guests and instead kept my baby with me in the bedroom. At that point, my father-in-law made a comment framed as a joke about putting a few drops of alcohol in our eight-month-old baby's mouth so he could get a taste early, saying that everyone in the family drinks anyway. Both my husband and I immediately shut this down.

[00:25:36] [SPEAKER_00] My husband, who is a doctor, firmly told him that this was unsafe and unacceptable. My father-in-law dismissed it by saying nothing would happen, that it was costly whiskey and that he had been given alcohol as a child and that it's supposedly good for gut health. Regardless of intent, this crossed a serious line for us. There was also a few other small boundary issues throughout the visit. We did not have a full conversation with my father-in-law at that time because my mother-in-law was not present and my father-in-law was visiting with his brothers

[00:26:05] [SPEAKER_00] and sons. We felt it was more appropriate to address these issues privately and together rather than in front of extended family or while alcohol was involved. After they left, I told my husband that I'm no longer comfortable with the idea of ever living in the same house as his parents. If we were to move closer in the future, it would have to be in a separate home. My husband agreed. This visit confirmed that my discomfort isn't about minor disagreements or hurt feelings but about repeated boundary violations and concerns

[00:26:35] [SPEAKER_00] around our child's safety and our authority as parents. line, then we'll be setting firmer boundaries going forward. Since I could post only one update here, I reposted the final update in Predator Updates which we're going to cover right now. When it started off, we had a conversation with my in-laws and I wanted to share how it went. My mother-in-law spoke with us over FaceTime. I explained how hurt we have been by certain behaviors and comments, especially from my father-in-law and how they made

[00:27:04] [SPEAKER_00] us feel like our role as parents wasn't being respected. I also told her about the specific boundaries that had been crossed and why it affected us so deeply. To her credit, she listened without interrupting, acknowledging our feelings and apologized sincerely. She said clearly that we are the parents and that no one has the right to make us feel otherwise. She then asked my father-in-law to join the call and repeated everything to him. He apologized as well and said he never intended to hurt us. Both of them said they would not

[00:27:37] [SPEAKER_00] arrangements and our future plans. We told them that we will not be moving in with them and that we intend to continue building our life where we are now, as it is best for both our careers and our personal life. We made it clear that if they ever need our help, we will be there for them. At the same time, we set boundaries around our child. They are welcome to visit us and spend time with our baby as long as our role as parents is respected and visits will be in our presence. We will also continue visiting them during holidays. They accepted this and reiterated that

[00:28:07] [SPEAKER_00] they would respect our decisions going forward. My husband and I are aligned and while we know that maintaining boundaries is an ongoing process, this conversation felt like an important step in the right direction. Thank you to everyone who offered advice and perspective. It genuinely helped us approach this in a calm and constructive way. I also want to thank everyone who took the time to comment on both my original post and the update. I truly appreciate the advice, perspectives and support shared here. I read every

[00:28:36] [SPEAKER_00] comment, even if I wasn't able to reply to all of them. Between work, caring for my baby and everything else going on, I just didn't have time to respond individually. Please know that your words meant a lot to me and helped us reflect and move forward more thoughtfully. Butterfly said to OP, this is definitely not over. My guess is they are going to pressure your hubby into letting them have the baby for a weekend or a week and then I'll be worried about getting them back. OP says, I understand the concern. That's exactly why

[00:29:06] [SPEAKER_00] we're clear about boundaries and about our babies always being with us. We're not handing over the decision making or access and we will continue to prioritize our child and our family. And there's lots of comments talking about the quick switch from the parents here after, you know, being so intense, being such weird behaviors, calling themselves mother, father, etc. And now they suddenly, oh yeah, we respect your boundaries, etc. It just feels like appeasement. And I felt exactly the same. It's really unnerving to me. They just turned

[00:29:35] [SPEAKER_00] around and now they're like, yeah, we respect you 100%. Don't worry about it. It just feels like it's a waiting game. I'm not sure. I really wish them all the best going forward though. And they do stick to their boundaries and look out for any kind of odd behaviors. But what do you guys make of this situation? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below. Now just a huge thank you for being here today, getting involved in the stories, your love, your support, your time. It always means the

[00:30:05] [SPEAKER_00] absolute world to me. So thank you so, so much for being here. It's absolutely amazing and hopefully I will see you in the next one. Take care and much love.