Parents Shame Son for 'Living in Sin' with His Fiancée, So He Threatens to Reveal They're Guilty of Same Thing

His parents tried to shame his fiancée for living with their son before the pair had married, but this Reddit user did not want to hear of it. Instead, he did something that would shut his parents up for good.

Asking Reddit for advice has become increasingly popular, and one user did so because his parents had shamed his fiancée for living in sin. His three older siblings had all married before moving in or shortly afterward.

The original poster (OP) and his fiancée had chosen to live differently from his older siblings, but his parents were unhappy about the arrangement. His parents were so disappointed that they constantly mentioned that the couple was not married.

One Christmas, the entire family had gathered at the OP's parent's house for the holidays, and his parents once again brought up the fact that he and his fiancée had moved in together before they got married—the OP thought of a way to quieten his parents for good.

What Happened at Christmas?

The OP was a nurse practitioner, and his fiancée was completing her residency. The OP was also the primary care provider for many women experiencing low-risk pregnancies at the practice where he worked, meaning he had experience with pregnancy and birth.

The OP, his fiancée, his three siblings, his parents, and seven grandchildren gathered around the dinner table at Christmas when the OP's mother said she was pleased he and his fiancée were finally getting married. She would no longer need to feel embarrassed at church.

His father went further to say he was proud of his older children, who had married before moving in together or who had married soon after they moved in together. The OP saw how uncomfortable the conversation was making his fiancée.

The OP was tired of his parents making his partner uncomfortable and felt that family dinner was the last place to have that kind of conversation. He even clarified that he had repeatedly asked his parents to stop saying that he and his fiancée were not married.

Although the OP was upset by his parents bringing his living situation up again at the dinner table, he knew exactly how he would get them back for consistently discussing his personal life.

How Did the OP Quieten His Parents?

As the conversation of him and his fiancée "living in sin" came up again, the OP knew it was time to get back at his parents. He brought up the story of the premature baby he had read about.

The baby had been born almost three months premature and weighed only 1.6 pounds. Although it was delivered so early, the baby was strong and healthy, and the NICU staff thought it would do well.

When the OP brought up this baby, his mother and father became alarmed by the topic. The OP then asked about his eldest brother, who had been born four months premature and had weighed over nine pounds. The OP knew this information because he shared:

"My grandmother told me all about it the first time my parents tried to shame me."

The OP's parents quickly changed the subject, and after dinner, he told his parents that they should stop trying to shame him for the path he had chosen to take in life. He promised his parents that if they ever brought the situation up again, he would let everyone in on the fact that his mother was in her second trimester of pregnancy when his parents married.

Although his parents were upset at the OP for telling them how to live in their own home, his fiancée was happy that his parents seemed to have backed off from the subject for good. Yet the OP still felt he had to ask if he was in the wrong for his actions.

The OP gained immense support, with many people saying he had handled the situation beautifully and that he hadn't called his parents out directly but had taught them a valuable lesson.

Others applauded the OP's grandmother for telling him the truth about his parents when they wouldn't. Another commenter said the OP hadn't done anything wrong because he had once asked politely, and his parents wouldn't listen.

Many others wished him well in his marriage and hoped he had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. While this OP's parents were not supportive of his relationship, another man caught a nasty shock when he found out his mother had sided with his wife and changed her will. Read the full story here.