I posted this in the wrong group so I am reposting as this is the only group I feel it fits.

So this is our first baby after ttc for over a decade. My husband and I decided to host our own shower since we already had a vision as to what we wanted.

When we posted our announcement at 18 weeks on social media family and friends congratulated us (as to be expected) Well, we were planning on keeping our guest list small and invited 30 ppl (close family and friends) only 11 ppl showed up. We purchased enough food for 30 people which means there were TONS of leftovers. Everybody else sent me a message the day before or day of saying how they couldn’t make it because of car issues or they forgot about the event, even though a reminder was sent 2 days before the event 🤔

Also, a close family member reached out to me a few weeks after announcing and asked if we did Fertility treatments and how she wasn’t trying to be nosy but curious as her and her partner are ttc with a donor. I told the family member that I did go through <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a> even though she made comments prior to me telling her that about the cost of <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a> and how will someone be able to take care of a child after spending 13k on <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a>. (Not sure where she got that number from) Well, I found out yesterday that she asked another cousin “Have you seen their aka “OUR” registry, everything is expensive” Not the case! We made our registry based off what baby will use/need and what we didn’t get at the shower we’re purchasing ourselves from the register to make our shopping experience quicker and easier.

My family thinks that my husband and I are RICH! And that is not the case at ALL. My hubby and I are actually private and humble and live comfortable.

My husband even mentioned how my family doesn’t support anything that I have. That was the last straw inviting my family to any event that we have moving forward. In 2015 none of my family showed up to my bridal shower except my mom who was the host, my husbands mom and aunt, THAT’S IT!