Family secrets can create unexpected conflicts.

This woman’s cousin had a baby, and she wanted to keep it a secret from their relatives.

But another aunt mentioned seeing the baby in public, so she and her mom didn’t deny the truth.

Now, her cousin and her cousin’s mom are upset for ruining their secret and their Mother’s Day celebration.

Read the full story below and share your thoughts.

AITA for telling my cousin my other aunt knew about her baby?

My cousin Jen had her baby in secret.

Nobody knew she was pregnant until about two or three months after she gave birth.

One day, she and my aunt came to my house and showed us the baby.

Needless to say, we were excited and happy, but also shocked.

We didn’t say anything because it really wasn’t our business.

This woman learned that one of her aunts was aware of her cousin’s “secret” baby.

Now a year later, it was Mother’s Day.

Like some families, we were planning to get together.

Two days before Mother’s Day, my aunt Alisha came over to invite us to a party on the same day as Mother’s Day.

Before she left, she asked how my aunt Beth felt about being a grandma.

Her mom gave a short and safe reply.

We were surprised because, for context, Jen still wants to keep her baby a secret,

And she doesn’t want anyone outside of close family to know.

My aunt Alisha told us not to lie because she saw Jen with the baby at a store.

All my mom said was, “Yes, she’s happy to be a grandma,” and then my aunt left.

That was truly it.

When Jen learned that Aunt Alisha knew her secret, she started crying.

On Mother’s Day, Jen and Beth dropped off some chicken at our house for my mom to cook.

My mom told them that Aunt Alisha knew about the baby and had seen them at the store.

Jen started crying. She told my mom to shut up and not talk about it because it was going to ruin her day.

And she asked why Aunt Alisha had to know.

They ended up leaving and didn’t come back for the gathering.

Aunt Beth said they ruined Jen’s first Mother’s Day.

The next day, Aunt Beth sent my mom a message.

She was basically saying that people were talking badly about Jen and the baby.

She said they were extremely hurt and that we had ruined Jen’s first Mother’s Day.

She also said the whole situation could have been avoided.

She and her mom thought Jen and Aunt Beth were being dramatic.

My mom didn’t reply because we honestly don’t think we did anything wrong.

We felt like they were being dramatic.

Now it’s September, and they still haven’t reached out to us like they normally would.

My mom has tried calling Aunt Beth three times to talk about it.

But she doesn’t answer and just sends the calls to voicemail.

But now, she’s wondering if she was the jerk in this situation.

I told my mom not to reach out again unless they make the first move because I really don’t think we did anything wrong.

It’s not our fault they wanted to keep the baby a secret.

So my question is: Am I the jerk here? If I am, what did I do wrong?

And if I’m not, what should I do? I really miss them, especially the baby.

It’s been really sad to miss the baby’s first birthday and everything else in their life.

Let’s check out the comments of other people on this story.

This person has serious questions.

This user makes a valid point.

This is a very strange situation, says this one.

Here’s another good insight.

Finally, people think keeping it a secret is weird.

There’s no secret that won’t be revealed eventually. Deal with it.

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