In a recent Reddit post, a person found herself in a difficult situation after she called out her friend’s husband for making derogatory comments about his wife’s post-pregnancy weight. Here’s the full story.
They Visited With Their Newborn Baby
During a dinner at Anna’s place, her best friend Jenny and her husband Tom visited with their newborn baby.
Following the meal, Anna suggested going for a soak in the hot tub on the balcony. Jenny and Tom agreed and decided to jump in.
While getting ready, Jenny emerged in a bikini, radiating happiness and a post-pregnancy glow. Anna found Jenny to be great but not Tom.
Tom’s response was not supportive. He commented that Jenny needed to lose weight to regain her pre-pregnancy attractiveness.
“She Needs To Lose Weight To Regain Her Pre-Pregnancy Attractiveness”
Tom’s insensitive remark immediately affected Jenny, evident from her sudden discomfort and fading smile.
Having discussed Jenny’s struggles with weight gain during pregnancy, Anna was deeply angry by Tom’s comment.
She perceived it as more than just a thoughtless joke, as it raised concerns about how Tom might treat Jenny privately.
In a moment of frustration, Anna retorted, drawing attention to Tom’s own physical appearance.
“She Just Had a Baby. What’s Your Excuse?”
Tom has a hefty beer belly and a double chin, so Anna went on to say, “She just had a baby. What’s your excuse?”
Anna’s response triggered a defensive reaction from Tom, who defended his comment as a joke and walked to the hot tub.
Jenny, however, chuckled at Anna’s comment, indicating her agreement with the underlying sentiment.
Before leaving, Tom pulled Anna aside to express his disapproval, urging her to stay out of their personal matters.
Had She Stepped Over Her Boundaries?
Anna’s boyfriend offered a similar perspective, suggesting that Anna should have refrained from reacting altogether, arguing that it wasn’t her place to intervene.
This left Anna contemplating whether she had overstepped her boundaries and if she might have been in the wrong.
She took to Reddit to ask for thoughts, and more than two thousand comments poured in supporting Anna.
One Reddit user wrote, “NTA. That was not a joke. Just because someone claims something was a joke, doesn’t mean it was a joke.
“If You Can’t Take It, Don’t Dish It Out”
And now you know why she struggled with her weight gain during pregnancy because she had an insecure husband at home making comments about it.”
Another Redditor commented, “If you can’t take it, don’t dish it out. Weight is a sensitive topic for lots of people, and new mothers are especially pressured to lose weight.
Also, you hit the nail on the head; if he’s willing to speak that way in public, he sure as hell speaks worse in private.”
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Source: Reddit