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"She can't keep poking at you with a pointy stick and expect you to not eventually snap," one user said.

"Protecting a member of the pack," one commenter observed.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene disrespected stepmothers and adoptive moms when she said a union leader, who is a stepmom, is "not a mother."

She told her daughter it was "absolutely not" happening and that she shouldn't move away from her family "just for a girl," sparking a fight.

Smith thought that she was "too young for cancer" and almost ignored the painless lump in her thigh.

The new mom explained that whenever she asks her partner to help, he says that he's "had a long day" and wants to unwind, rather than take on parenting duties.

"I don't think she does hate girls. I think she probably wanted a girl. She's using a coping strategy," read one comment.

The Reddit poster said she told her sister that she couldn't help her with a loan because she has to pay for her cat's surgery.

The woman said that her controlling mother had tracked her down to find out more about her "secret" life.

One etiquette expert told Newsweek that both parties were "rather antagonistic," while another said, "Never engage or there could be rage."

Reddit users backed the working mom and posted her colleagues are acting like children, with one writing, "for goodness sake are your co-workers 6 years old?"

Newsweek spoke to moms who have endured difficult postpartum periods, in light of the tragic Lindsay Clancy attempted murder-suicide.

"Go ask your dead dad for a present'... [the poster] is defending this?!" one Redditor wrote, as another posted, "Liz is 17 and was given a cheap sketch pad."

"I'd probably leave it and just never ask her for anything again," one user said.

"I [bet] this is the tip of an abuse iceberg," one user said.

"This man is totally ignorant and needs educating," one user said.

"Absolutely go! It's just your husband not wanting to do his fair share of the work!" one user said.

"Next time they give you guys grief, discuss how comfortable the back seat of your dad's old car was," one user said.

A mom from California got pregnant at the same time as two of her adult daughters, and now her two grandchildren call her mom.

Now, 25 years later, Friends sitcom superfan Lynn Egan revealed that she refused to miss a live episode—even during 16 hours of labor.

The pregnant woman said she received cruel comments from loved ones like "I don't know whether to congratulate you or just say sorry!"

"They are not damaged. They are just hurting and confused. And that's his doing, not yours!" said one comment.

"They were mean but that's life. Do not message anyone anything," one user said.

"I am sorry OP but you sound precious, snobbish, and immature," one user wrote.

Is your mom jealous of the relationship you have with your mother-in-law? Newsweek's experts reveal the best gifts to give to your in-laws this Christmas.

The mom-of-two insisted that her childfree co-worker had "no idea what it's like to love like this," according to a viral TikTok.

"This reeks of mom intentionally sabotaging op in order to force her to get a job mom thinks it's suitable for 'a girl'," one user said.

Simply making it through pregnancy and childbirth alive is not good enough; we need a higher standard.

One Mumsnet user wrote: "Well if it walks like a duck..." while another commented on the alleged mistress: "What has she got to gain by lying to you?"

"I know this is the result of my son's insecurity and his new wife's demand for him to choose her over his family"