I am European and regularly meet Americans while travelling around and most of them work pretty average or below average paying jobs and yet seem to easily afford to travel across half of Europe, albeit while staying in hostels.

I am not talking about investment bankers and brain surgeons here, but high school teachers, entry level IT guys, tattoo artists etc., not people known to be loaded.

According to Reddit, however, everyone is broke and struggling to afford even the basics so what is the truth? Is it really that bad?

I (29F) recently gave birth to my first child, a beautiful baby girl named "Lily." My husband (32M) and I have been over the moon, but our joy was ruined by an incident with my in-laws that I can't get over.

For context, my MIL "Karen" (58F) and FIL "Bob" (60M) have always been overbearing and intrusive, but my husband and I have tried to keep the peace. Throughout my pregnancy, Karen constantly criticized my choices, from my diet to my birth plan. She insisted on being in the delivery room, which I firmly declined. She threw a fit, claiming she had every right to be there as the grandmother, but I stood my ground.

When I went into labor, my husband and I headed to the hospital. Everything was progressing normally until I was about to start pushing. That's when the door burst open, and Karen and Bob barged in, having lied to the nurses to gain access. I was in the middle of a contraction, in immense pain, and suddenly had my in-laws in my face, shouting "encouragement" and trying to film the birth on their phones.

I was mortified and enraged. I screamed at them to get out, but they refused, saying they had a right to be there. My husband tried to get them to leave, but they wouldn't budge. The nurses and the other hospital staff had to physically remove them from the room. This caused such a commotion that my labor stalled, and I ended up needing an emergency C-section due to the stress and delay they caused.

After Lily was born, Karen and Bob were unapologetic. They actually had the nerve to post about the birth on social media, including pictures they took during the chaos, without our consent. They announced her name and details before we had a chance to, and even worse, they shared a picture of me they clicked while I was in the delivery room earlier(before the emergency C-section) trying to push.

I was pissed and heartbroken. This was supposed to be a private, special moment for my husband and me, and they completely violated that. I decided then and there that they wouldn’t see Lily until they showed genuine remorse and apologized.

When we got home from the hospital, they demanded to visit. I told them they were not welcome and explained why. Karen blew up, saying I was being cruel and a bitch denying them their rights as grandparents. My husband is supportive but torn because they are his parents. They’ve since started a smear campaign against me to the rest of the family, painting me as the villain who’s keeping their grandchild away for no good reason.

Now, I’m getting calls and messages from extended family(from husband's side), accusing me of being heartless and unforgiving. They say I should put it behind me for the sake of family harmony, but I can’t. Also my husband's 2 sisters are saying that if they were kind enough to forgive me after i threw a 'hissy fit' and embarrassed and insulted them by getting them thrown out or the delivery room, then I should forgive them too. Every time I think about what they did, I get so angry and upset. I don’t trust them, and I don’t want them around my daughter until they truly understand and regret the pain they caused.

AITA for refusing to let my in-laws see my daughter after what they did during her birth?

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