My MIL Demanded a Boy, My Husband Insisted on a Girl, So I Threw a Baby Shower They’ll Never Forget — Story of the Day

After years of longing for a child, I faced heartbreak when my husband, Aiden, questioned keeping our miracle baby upon learning I was pregnant. His mother, Gloria, later imposed a cruel condition: the baby must be a boy, or I’d be out of the family. Struggling through clinics and “maybes,” I’d clung to hope despite Aiden’s growing distance. He ignored baby books and nursery plans, while Gloria’s coldness deepened. Overhearing their plot to

push me out—Aiden’s secret vasectomy, his affair with Veronica, and their scheme to make me leave—I planned my exit. At the baby shower, I invited Veronica, who cut the cake to reveal my wedding ring, symbolizing my break from Aiden’s betrayal. I handed him divorce papers, declared my independence, and walked out with my unborn daughter, free from their games.