Sister lied about being ill

Hey, So long story short - me and my partner came to my parents house for Christmas and my sister came with my nephew. Before they came I said please tell me if either of you are ill because my little one is only 8 weeks old. She has a cough on the call but insisted it was a cough from giving up smoking/vaping. I was unsure but gave her the benefit of the doubt. She was coughing so badly all Christmas and had a blocked nose and still insisted she wasn’t ill. She held my baby and coughed over her without covering her mouth. Then this morning admitted she was feeling ill. Then laughed at the situation and said she would go home early so me and my partner “didn’t freak out” rather than so my LO doesn’t get ill. I told her she was selfish and out of order and she called me ridiculous for crying and then went home. My dad says I should call her as I shouldn’t fall out with her over it and that I’ve just been over emotional since having a baby. I’m really pisssd of - am I over reacting ??

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If your eight week old gets sick, it will be a hospital visit. This is incredibly serious and your sister was incredibly selfish for doing this. You have no obligation to call her. You are not overreacting. My recommendation? Send a text that says you were hurt by her comments and you felt that your very clear precautions were not taken seriously and if she doesn’t plan on respecting your wishes going forward, then you won’t be bringing baby around until their immune system is stronger. Anyone who tells you that you are being over emotional is not on your team. I’m so sorry your dad told you that. You are responsible for a literal life and would do anything to protect them. Family should understand that…

This happened to me at the weekend at a party, I asked everyone who came close if they had a cough or anything and my sister said my niece was absolutely fine that her cough was asthma then it came out that she’s actually on antibiotics with a chest infection.. My 3 month old has now been poorly for the past 2 days and she’s slowly getting worse. Safe to say she’s now blocked on everything after an argument.. So no I don’t think you’re over reacting! We try our hardest to keep our LO safe but some people are just selfish unfortunately x

@Tiffany That’s awful! I hope you’re LO is okay and on the mend soon ❤️‍🩹

@Claire Thank you, I just feel really shit because my dad js now jokingly saying I ruined Christmas but it still hurts

Definitely not overreacting! I'm honestly petty as hell and would go no contact until she apologizes and understands just how dangerous to your LO her bad decision was. Also your dad needs to get a grip too. If anyone "ruined" Christmas, it's your sister for not only lying, but putting your LO at risk. I hope you and your LO are okay ❤️

Your NOT over reacting.

You are absolutely not over reacting. I hate people who don’t tell you that they are ill because they’re selfish and don’t want their plans ruining. 🤬 Also, sorry to say this but your dad is a dick. He should be on your side.

@Liv yeah I don’t think she’ll ever understand, she says she was never like that with her boy when he was little but he was born in march so not exactly flu season! 🥲

I'm so sorry to hear that. I would think no matter when they're born, if you want to keep them safe, it's best to stay away from sick people. Crazy that she doesn't care about any newborn, even her own son. Sounds like the type of person who will never see that they are wrong. I have one of those in my family, we're no contact now. I wish you the best and I do hope that one day she will reflect and see that she was wrong.

@Liv thank you 🩷

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