My sister in law and her husband told us they were pregnant in December. We found out that we were pregnant a few days after! We are 6 weeks behind them. We are both having a baby girl.

When we told my father in law, the first thing he says is “oooh competition.” He goes on saying there will be competition between everything we do. He’s rooting for us to compete. He compares our baby names, he compares who will parent better, who will be spoiled, who will be humble.

My husbands sister, asks how I am doing. How sweet right? Wrong! My husband told her I’ve been okay lately, sleeping more, resting when I get home, etc. She asks “well does she still cook dinners for you?” And he goes “not as often but she’s nauseous a lot so I’ve been picking up the routines because she needs to rest. I’m happy to do what I can for her” and she goes “WELL Sarah(sister in law) still made dinners and does all that house work. She has a bunch of energy”

We were asked if we were baptizing our child. We said no. We don’t believe in religion. “WELL SARAH is! I can’t believe you’re not thinking of your baby” is the response we get.

Sarah... who has had a fine pregnancy, with no morning sickness. Sarah, who believes in baptisms. Plus All pregnancies are different! We are not competing with our sister in law! We are excited to have 2 girls growing up together a month apart! How can I go about responding to these utterly immature comments and comparisons of our pregnancies! It’s so annoying!! I don’t even know what to say to these people. They are so rude. And THEY’RE FAMILY. Please help me come up with something