Woman Steals Pregnant Coworker’s Sonogram To Play Trick On Her Own Boyfriend
It's pretty common for a woman who is pregnant to share the sonogram of her unborn child with her family or close friends. It's an exciting time in your life, and you want to share that moment with the people around you.
What isn't so common, though, is someone taking that sonogram printout and using it to play a trick on someone in their own life.
Searching For Advice On The Internet
As any person does in the 21st century when looking for unbiased advice, one expectant mother turned to Reddit's Am I The A--hole forum in search of a little perspective.
The title of the post read "AITA for getting upset with one of my coworkers who used my sonogram to 'fool' her ex-boyfriend into thinking she was pregnant." And no, that title is not misleading. That really happened.
Background Info On The Couple
The Reddit user /EffectiveLong3 gave a bit of background info on the story.
She is 27 years old, married, and found out two months ago that she's expecting their first child. Naturally, the happy couple wanted to show the news!
It's Time To Share The News!
Once mom-to-be was nearing the three-month mark of her pregnancy, the expectant couple officially announced the news via text and phone calls to their friends and family.
As part of that announcement, the couple including the photo of the sonogram they'd received at a recent doctor's appointment.
Letting Her Coworkers In On Her Secret
In a group chat she has with her coworkers, the user said she shared the exciting news, though she didn't include the photo of the sonogram.
After hearing the news, someone else requested to see it so the woman sent it along, not having any reason to think something nefarious was happening.
Next Time, She Won't Send The Sonogram
Turns out she should have thought twice about sending that sonogram to her coworkers.
The next day at work, she found out that one of her coworkers had saved the sonogram to use for her own little prank.
Do Pregnancy Pranks Ever Turn Out Well?
What prank involves a sonogram, you ask? You guessed it. A fake pregnancy "prank."
Somehow, these fake pregnancy pranks never end up being as funny as the people who plan them seem to think they'll be...
Sharing It With The World Of Social Media
The coworker had taken the sonogram and shared it on her own social media, claiming she was pregnant.
She did this to fool an ex-boyfriend she had broken up with a few weeks prior in an attempt to convince him she was pregnant.
The User Called It "A Cruel Trick"
U/EffectiveLong3 wrote that she doesn't have social media and that she was "extremely uncomfortable" with the sonogram being on the internet.
Not only did she not like the sonogram being shared online, but she also added that it seemed like a cruel trick to play on someone.
The Coworker Didn't See Her Side Of It
When the woman confronted her coworker who had posted the sonogram, she was accused of being "dramatic."
The coworker also told her that she was just looking for something to be upset about. She claims she covered up all of the identifying information and it was only up for a few hours, so it was no big deal.
The Hormones Aren't Causing Her To Be Crazy, She's Not The One In The Wrong
Despite her coworker claiming that she was being dramatic, Reddit was firmly on the side of the mother-to-be. Literally, everyone agreed that the coworker was in the wrong here. Some even pushed the user to go to her company's HR about it.
Who knew that it needed to be said, but just in case: if you're ever thinking about using your coworker's sonogram without their permission to prank your ex, please ask them first.
