AITA for getting my husband kicked out of the delivery room?
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The original poster (OP) is caught between their deeply held need for privacy and control over a highly vulnerable medical event, and their husband's desire to accommodate his mother's wish to witness the grandchild's birth.
The OP acted to protect their es**blished boundary during labor, resulting in their husband feeling excluded from the birth, leading to ongoing tension and coldness in the marriage.
Was the OP justified in demanding their mother-in-law be removed during a moment of extreme vulnerability to maintain a clearly communicated boundary, or did the husband's perceived duty to his mother override his obligation to support the OP's specific needs during labor?
Who ultimately caused the exclusion from the birth: the MIL for entering, the husband for allowing it, or the OP for enforcing the boundary?
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