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Woman furious after mother-in-law ruins her gender reveal, then lies about it

By Nikolina Koevska Kharoufeh |

A? sneaky mother-in-law has been exposed to her entire family by her son's wife, after spilling a treasured secret to family and friends.

"She told literally all of the guests from her side of the family," the expecting mum wrote in a Reddit post where she explained how her mother-in-law 'ruined' her gender reveal.

Not only did she spoil the celebration, but she also tried to cover her tracks and lie about it.

The incident led to a heated argument between the two woman at the special day in front of all their close friends.

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The mum-to-be said her mother-in-law crossed a line. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

In the post, the mum-to-be begins by explaining her mother-in-law was so excited to welcome her son's new baby that she was pushing the parents to find out the gender.

"My mother-in-law was convinced that I knew the gender and insisted I tell her. I totally didn't and I told her that fact," she explained revealing her husband's family were throwing her a gender reveal party so they could all find out together.

However, even after the mum-to-be insisted she didn't know the gender and was waiting for the party to find out herself, the woman didn't believe her.?

"She wore me down after a month of bothering me about it. She begged me and promised that she wouldn't tell anyone," she explained.

"I told her it was a girl. I figured it was a 50/50 chance and it would get her off my back."

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And while this got the woman off her back for a little while, the little lie blew up into an even bigger problem at the actual gender reveal when the couple cut into the cake which was died blue.

They were having a boy.

"There was a really awkward silence. She had told literally all of the guests from her side of the family so they could bring appropriate gifts," she recalled.

The mother-in-law couldn't believe that she was made to look 'stupid' and immediately confronted the mum-to-be.

"I reminded her that she had PROMISED not to tell anyone," the expecting mum defended herself providing texts from their conversations as proof that it was the mother-in-law who ultimately told the bigger lie.

Despite this, she was furious that she was lied to about the gender and put on the spot in front of friends and family. ?

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Close-up shot of an expectant mother sharing cake slices with a group of friends at a gender reveal party.
The cutting of the cake lead to an awkward moment. (Getty)

"She said I only did it to embarrass her. I again reminded her that I had told her on multiple occasions that I did not know the gender," the post explained.

The husband now caught in the middle of his mother and his wife, asking his partner to be the bigger person and apologise.

After posting the story to Reddit, the majority of users however are encouraging the wife to stand her ground and avoid any apology as she didn't do anything wrong.

"A true lesson for your MIL to keep her mouth shut," one person commented.

Another wrote, "?DO NOT APOLOGISE. Do NOT set a precedent whereby she's entitled to do whatever she wants and you have to agree to 'keep the peace.' That's toxic."

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