Hey, Hey Waffle gang, I do hope you're 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 in that like, subscribe, maybe that notification bell too. Let's crack on with today's first story, which comes from a throwaway new mom who says, I the asshole, but not telling my father and stepmother about my son's birth.

My 26 female father, 59 male, has been dating Paula, 38 female for four years.

I never got to know her well as I was about to move out when we met.

My sister, 20 female,

still lives with our parents and likes Paula, but finds her annoying. Paula has an odd attitude towards

pregnancy. It became the most obvious when my cousin announced she was expecting back in 2021.

Her daughter would be the first great-grandchild. If we hadn't been sure my grandma would be around for that,

and after an emotional announcement in which everyone was overjoyed,

Paula commented that she felt it wasn't a big deal

and didn't get what all the fuss was about.

She kept that stance for all of nine months.

But once the baby was born, Paula suddenly became a bit too interested in her, which my cousin

was clearly uncomfortable with.

My husband, 28 male and I announced our pregnancy earlier this year.

At first, my father was over the moon, since this is his first grandchild.

I believe that would last.

But as I heard from my sister, Paula was just

as condescending as we expected, if not more. Whenever I announced anything about my pregnancy

or baby, sex, first kicks, ultrasound pictures, etc., Paula always reacted with one of three phases.

Okay, that's not a big deal, or is that all she talks about these days?

I didn't care about it at first, but after a few weeks I started to notice my father

was also losing any interest he had in my pregnancy.

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