Woman 'Crashing' Ex's Mom's Funeral and Revealing Baby Secret Blasted

Commenters online have dragged a woman who crashed the funeral of her ex's mother and revealed her pregnancy to his other children, who weren't aware of it.

In a viral post shared on Reddit earlier this month, poster u/TurtleScurvy said that she was in a relationship with her ex-partner after he had separated from his wife and that she got pregnant with him. But after some time he decided to leave her and go back to his wife and children.

About 44 percent of people say they've gotten back together with an ex after breaking up, a 2021 poll by YouGov America found. About 21 percent have done so more than once.

According to the Reddit post, the man's mother, whom the poster knew long before she started dating him, died recently, and out of respect she went to the funeral, even though she hadn't been invited. During the service, she sat quietly at the back to avoid attracting any attention.

When her ex-partner's wife saw the poster, she told her to leave immediately and said that she hadn't been invited. But the man's older brother told her she could stay and "forced" her to sit at the front with the rest of the family.

When her ex-partner's children saw her belly and asked if she was pregnant, their mom answered with a snarky comment, saying, "Yes, darlings, she just can't stop making them," although this is her first pregnancy.

After the funeral, the poster received an angry call from her ex-partner, who berated her for showing up to the event. He also told her that she shouldn't have told his children about her pregnancy and that she needed to stay away from his family.

Geoffrey Zeger, a clinical social work/therapist based in Durham, North Carolina, told Newsweek that berating tends to be counterproductive and that he doesn't think one person should emotionally dump on another.

"When answering children's questions, being clear and simple and age-appropriate is recommended, so if the woman did this, then good," he said. "However, the ex is the father/legal guardian of his children. Respecting the legal guardian's role as the caretaker for the children and gateway for information is important."

Zeger continued: "It would have been better if the woman told the children she was pregnant and that's it. Afterwards, she should have talked to her ex to discuss if and how the children should be informed that the ex is the father."

The Reddit post, which was first shared on the r/AmItheA****** subreddit, has received over 9,600 upvotes and 2,000 comments so far.

One user, HexedDragon, commented: "You had every right to go to the funeral, were I you I would have waited until after to visit the grave, but to each their own. [You're the A******] for dumping drama while talking to the kids. You could have easily sidestepped the children's question with a "Wouldn't that be nice" or "We'll have to wait and see." You didn't do that, you chose instead [to] start some s***."

Ordinary_Sirius said: "Well, she might have contributed further to it, but [the] ex's wife really was the one to start the s***."

Sarcasmskills wrote: "Everyone saying [You're the A******] is completely ignoring the wife continuously escalating the situation and throwing digs at OP. They're both in the wrong, clearest [Everyone Sucks Here] I've seen."

Caffeinated92 said: "[Everyone Sucks Here]. You both failed at keeping your mouths shut during an event that wasn't about either of you. She was sour and hateful when she should have been quiet and [shown] some class. This wasn't the time or the place for you to drop that bomb, or your information to give those children. You both suck."

Newsweek could not verify the details of the case and has reached out to u/TurtleScurvy for comment.