After snapping at her sister-in-law that she wouldn’t cater to all her cravings just because she was pregnant, a woman has taken to the Reddit community Am I The A**hole (AITA) with a complete summary of the backstory for some outsider assessments of the situation.
The woman, OP, explains that her sister-in-law is six months pregnant and lives with her, her husband, and their children. The sister-in-law’s pregnancy is stated as being high-risk. However, the nature of that risk is not elaborated on.
Because of this, the sister-in-law cannot work. Additionally, due to the father not being “in the picture,” she lost her apartment and could have become homeless. OP and her husband do not charge her rent or ask for any other monetary contributions to the household.
OP does most of the cooking (other household chores are not mentioned). OP says that her family lives a healthy lifestyle, and she doesn’t like having too much junk food in the house as she is trying to raise her children healthily.
As they are not wealthy, OP is reluctant to spend more money on food for one person and doesn’t want to upset or confuse her children with an adult being regularly allowed things they are not, such as having ice cream for breakfast.
In addition, the sister-in-law requests meals from the rest of the family to be cooked for her due to pregnancy nausea. It’s understandable, but cooking for the fussy kids is hard enough, OP says, without adding another palette.