September 11, 2025 at 10:15 pm

Her Pregnant Sister-in-Law Asked Her To Switch Seats On A Road Trip, But She Wouldn’t Because She Gets Motion Sickness

by Matthew Gilligan

couple arguing in car

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This whole thing just sounds like a bad idea…

Packing this many people into a car for a road trip, including a pregnant woman and someone with motion sickness.

It’s a recipe for disaster!

Check out what happened in this story from Reddit and see if you think this woman handled this situation the wrong way.

AITA for refusing to give up my seat in the car to my pregnant sister-in-law?

“I (28F) recently went on a weekend trip with my husband’s family.

This already sounds horrible…

It was a 6 hour drive and we were all traveling in one car. My in laws, my husband (30M), his brother (33M), and his wife (32F), who is about 6 months pregnant.

I get motion sickness pretty badly unless I’m in the front passenger seat.

Everyone in the family knows this, and I even take medications for it when I travel, but it doesn’t always help.

On the day of the trip, I got in the front seat as usual and everyone else got settled in the back.

Here we go…

About 30 minutes into the drive, my sister-in-law asked if I could switch with her so she could have more room and be comfortable.

I politely said I really didn’t think I could because I’d likely get sick and reminded her I have had this issue for years.

She got quiet but didn’t push it.

Later during a stop, she brought it up again and said I was being selfish, and that she’s carrying a human being and I’m just being “a little nauseous.”

My husband backed me up, saying we had already discussed the seating beforehand. But my in-laws seemed kind of awkward and didn’t say much.

Now, things are awkward.

Now that we’re back, I heard through another relative that she’s still upset and told others I “made her suffer” the whole ride.

I honestly didn’t mean to be rude or inconsiderate, but I also didn’t want to throw up all over everyone.

I feel bad, but I also feel like I shouldn’t have to make myself sick for hours just to avoid conflict.

AITA?”

Check out what folks had to say on Reddit.

This person shared their thoughts.

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Another individual chimed in.

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Another Reddit user spoke up.

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This reader said they all suck.

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And this reader chimed in.

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This road trip was doomed from the start…

What a mess.

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