Groom gets reality check after chastising sister for breastfeeding her baby at the wedding

Breastfeeding is a natural act that mothers can do anywhere, and many public places now offer dedicated spaces for this. However, some people still find it uncomfortable. One man sparked a heated debate on Reddit after he called out his sister for breastfeeding during his wedding. The post, shared by u/royallyobsessed2828 on the r/weddingshaming subreddit, quickly drew widespread criticism of the groom's actions.

The 34-year-old man started the post by revealing that his sister had given birth to a baby two months before his wedding. The sister decided to attend the wedding celebration with her infant. "She breastfeeds whenever she goes. When we visit her house? She'll breastfeed in front of us. When do we visit our parents? She'll breastfeed. Going out in a public setting? She'll sit on a bench in the park and breastfeed," the groom complained in his Reddit post. He also mentioned how his sister would not shy away from breastfeeding at restaurants either.

"I've never spoken about it because I know she'll get mad and offended, but when she did that at my wedding, I lost my cool," the post continued. "During the reception dinner, she just did it again. I kindly approached her and asked her why she didn't bring formula or at least bump milk out and put it in the bottle so she wouldn't have to do all this at that moment. She said, 'Because I don't have to. I feel comfortable breastfeeding. Getting milk out on my own is more painful.' I said she could just make this sacrifice and compromise for one day instead of doing this in front of 250 guests at my wedding," the post revealed.

His sister explained that she had no choice but to feed her baby when needed. The groom criticized her for not planning better, but his wife and parents disagreed, urging him to apologize. "I told my wife what the deal was and she said I was in the wrong and should immediately apologize to my sister. My parents also sided with my sister and now pretty much everyone thinks I'm rude since I'm the only person who had a problem with it," the post concluded.

The groom turned to the Reddit community, seeking their opinion on whether he was wrong for calling out his sister's "bad etiquette and tacky" behavior at a formal event. u/Continental_op_xx remarked, "I'm actually laughing at how he describes her constant breastfeeding in myriad situations. As if it is like a weird hobby she chooses to bust out and not a normal human function she has to do?" u/ashleybear7 wrote, "So everyone is allowed to eat but the two-month-old because he's uncomfortable with breastfeeding? It seems pretty weird to me. I wouldn't be surprised if he does the same thing to his wife once she has a kid if he's doing this to his sister."

u/BrooklynBride27 added, "I was recently at a wedding with two breastfeeding babies. Mom one was seated at my table and so discrete I didn't even notice for a while! Mom two stood up in the middle of dinner while everyone else was seated, pretty much in the center of the room and pulled her entire halter top dress down. It was awkward and weird. That's the only time I could see saying, 'Hey, would mind sitting down, moving to the back/side of the room or using the bridal suite' or something."