If you thought your family reunions were tense, wait until you hear this story. It’s a nail-biting tale filled with heartbreak, confrontation, and ultimately, a powerful stand against hypocrisy.
Many couples dream of becoming parents, showering their kids with love, and creating perfect families. But life, as we know, likes to throw curveballs.
Enter one such couple whose happiness was shattered when they discovered their baby couldn’t survive. The mother had to undergo a medically necessary abortion to save her own life. As if this wasn’t painful enough, their brother-in-law decided this was the perfect occasion to play judge, jury, and executioner.
Five-month-pregnant couple found out that their baby couldn’t survive, they were heartbroken and had to opt for induced abortion
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After they lost their baby, they had a family gathering where the man had to break the sad news to everyone
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The rest of the family sympathized with them, but BIL was pro-life and harassed the woman by calling her a ‘murderer’, to which the man was furious and called him out for his hypocrisy
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His sister first supported her husband but after finding out the whole truth of what he said, she was horrified and apologized to her brother
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She thought that what her husband said was really vile and she was thinking of leaving him due to this and other red flags
In this story, Reddit user Turbulent_Animator69 narrated a harrowing experience with his wife. At five months pregnant, they discovered their baby daughter couldn’t survive outside the womb. Absolutely heart-shattering.
The wife had to make the agonizing decision to undergo an induction abortion. When they broke the news to their family, most members offered sympathy. But the rest you can chalk up to a dramatic soap opera episode, thanks to their pro-life brother-in-law.
This brother-in-law, instead of comforting the grieving couple, harassed the wife, repeatedly calling her a ‘murderer’. Can you imagine? As if losing a child isn’t traumatic enough!
Her husband, naturally, was furious. He confronted the brother-in-law, calling out his breathtaking hypocrisy.
It turns out, Mr. Judgemental had a DUI in his past, had injured someone, and made his living selling cigarettes. Can someone say double standards?
Our hero poster lashed out, saying, “If anything, you’re a walking advertisement for abortion. Your mother probably wishes she had aborted you.” And with that mic-drop moment, he took his wife home.
Predictably, the brother-in-law’s wife tried to defend him, saying he was just brought up to think that way. Sure, Karen, sure.
Eventually, the sister realized the extent of her husband’s vile behavior and was left horrified and apologetic. She even considered leaving him, given this and other red flags. Big yikes.
Fellow Redditors weighed in, providing resounding support for our protagonist. Harassing a grieving mother seemed low, even for internet standards.
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The netizens applauded the husband for standing up for his wife and putting the insufferable brother-in-law in his place. “People like him are forced birthers, not pro-life. They couldn’t care less about lives being destroyed,” they said.
One particularly poignant comment made the crucial point: “Negative attitude about abortion may increase a woman’s risk of mental health problems after abortion.” The brother-in-law’s behavior could seriously harm the wife’s already fragile mental state.
Others echoed the sentiment and criticized anti-abortionists. “Some people who are adamant there be no exceptions, are really anti-women. BIL is lucky he didn’t get punched.”
Imagine being so vile that your own family considers punching you out of sheer principle. That should give anyone pause.
Before we move on, what are your thoughts? Do you think the husband handled it well? Sound off below and let us know!
Redditors applauded the poster for calling out his brother-in-law and said that he had no right to say the awful things he did
One commenter shared their own heart-wrenching experience: “I lost a baby well into my fifth month of pregnancy. Had the baby not already died, she would not have survived outside the womb. It is an absolutely heart-wrenching situation. To force a woman to carry a fetus to term, who will not survive long past birth, is vile.”
Another chimed in, “I’m so very sorry for your loss, and for the cruel monsters who persist in inflicting that pain on you again and again.”
Oh, and BIL? You’re not even worthy of being called a nemesis. Perhaps it’s time you took a long, hard look in the mirror, because what’s staring back might shock you.
Now, dear readers, over to you. Did the husband do the right thing? Is it ever okay to stoop to the brother-in-law’s level of ferocity? Let us know in the comments below!
