Bride Doesn't Invite Mother to Wedding Over Harsh Comments About Her Weight: ‘Absolutely Livid’

Mar. 15, 2025

Bride argues with another woman (stock image).Photo:CREATISTA/Getty

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The bride and groom tied the knot at a courthouse, and were allowed to invite guests beyond their two witnesses. A few of the couple’s family members, including the father of the bride, mother of the groom, and bride’s brother and his fiancée, were invited.

Mother and upset daughter (stock image).Getty

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Originally, they planned on inviting the bride’s mother as well, just to “remove the risk of drama and avoid making her upset over missing out,” but after she crossed the line with yet another mean comment about her daughter’s weight, they didn’t want to.

The bride hung up on her mother without inviting her to the wedding.

Her husband believes that she should “cut off” anyone who supports her mother because they’ve been “aware of her behavior” all these years and did nothing to stop it. Meanwhile, the woman feels “stuck” because she loves her family despite them never criticizing her mother’s mistreatment of her.

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“Your wedding should be a happy and exciting day for you and your husband, so why on earth would you invite a relative with such negative energy to be part of your day?!” one person wrote.

Someone else commented, “Isn’t it fascinating how narcissistic parents are masters of playing the victim? Your mother weaponizes family loyalty to maintain her emotional abuse, knowing that cultural expectations will paint you as the ‘ungrateful child’ for setting boundaries. Why do we romanticize motherhood to the point where we expect children to tolerate consistent emotional cruelty??”

source: people.com