AITAH for ruining Thanksgiving after my boyfriend announced my “pregnancy” and his mom fainted?
A Redditor’s first Thanksgiving with their boyfriend’s family took a disastrous turn when he falsely announced her “pregnancy” as a prank. The joke backfired spectacularly, with his mom fainting and chaos erupting at the table.
Mortified, she left the gathering, prompting her boyfriend to accuse her of embarrassing him and “ruining Thanksgiving.” Read the full story below to decide who’s in the wrong.
‘ AITAH for ruining Thanksgiving after my boyfriend announced my “pregnancy” and his mom fainted?’
So I (20F) went to my boyfriend Jake’s (22M) family’s Thanksgiving dinner last week. We’d been dating a year, and this was my first time meeting the whole squad, so I was already kinda nervous. Before we left, Jake joked about how his family was super traditional and said I should “be ready” for some old-fashioned vibes.
I just laughed it off. Dinner starts and everything’s fine until Jake suddenly goes, “Hey everyone, we have big news!” I’m sitting there like, what big news? Then he grins at me and says, “Tell them, babe.” I’m panicking, so I just sit there confused, and his mom is already emotional asking if we’re engaged or something.
Then Jake drops, “She’s pregnant!” Y’all, I am NOT pregnant. I immediately start denying it, but Jake’s cracking up, saying it’s “just a joke” and telling me to “play along.” His family isn’t laughing. His mom legit FAINTS, his dad starts yelling, and his grandma is praying under her breath.
I’m mortified. I stand up and go, “Actually, the real joke is Jake thinking I’d stay with someone who’d pull this,” and I walked out. Jake’s been blowing up my phone saying I embarrassed him and “ruined Thanksgiving.”
His family is apparently mad at me for causing drama, but like… I didn’t announce a fake pregnancy and traumatize his mom?? AITA for walking out and leaving him to deal with the mess?
Here’s what Redditors had to say:
GhostPantherAssualt − NTA. Your now probably ex-boyfriend thinks that putting you on the spot immediately with no warning in front of your family is totally ok. Nope. OP good job on that.
joshuadefty − bro really thought a fake pregnancy announcement to his whole traditional family was gonna be peak comedy. NTA, let him deal with the mess he made
Far_Information_9613 − I don’t see how you are the AH here. His family sounds awful and he sounds immature. You can definitely do better.
AndThenTheUndertaker − His family isn’t mad at you. He’s blaming you because his d**bass joke backfired and they’re mad at him.
Zestyclose-Sky-1921 − NTA. First off, what he was epic embarrassing, disrespectful, and stupid. Second, you did not ruin Thanksgiving. It was his doing start to finish. Third, if IF (I mean IF) his family is mad at you for drama… um, who cares?
You are hopefully dumping him anyway, and who cares what a random family thinks of you in the world somewhere. And if you aren’t dumping him, there was no way for you to stay there and somehow make that entire event not awkward as hell.
Also, you are hearing this “they’re mad at you for drama” from him, not his family, and he’s already proven to be unreliable in life skills, so he’s probably lying anyway.
Silly-Scene6524 − Jake, aka: your ex, has no respect for anyone, you dodged a bullet OP, NTA.
facinationstreet − You 100% did the correct thing. Jake is a d**che.
Itoshikis_Despair − This the same boyfriend who ‘dumped you’ a week ago and you sent a voice note to your prof ranting over?. Faaaaake.
hip_hop_sweetheart − Nice rage bait post. Is this the same bf that broke up with you 5 days ago and 11 days ago? 🙄
Onedogsmom − Fake story
Was the Redditor right to walk out after being blindsided by such a deeply personal and inappropriate “joke,” or should they have handled the situation differently for the sake of the family? How would you respond if put in a similar position? Share your thoughts and judgments below!