To be seriously considering something my evil SIL said

[TeelaBrown]

OK, first AIBU. Just to avoid being called unreasonable out of hand, I don?t really think she?s evil. She just doesn?t like me

I stammer some of the time when I speak. It is not the worst case of stammering ever, but it is noticeable to anyone I regularly talk to. Obviously I was bullied mercilessly when I was younger but I?m over it, and if anyone tries that now, I have a range of comebacks for dealing with them. It happens more when I?m stressed, so probably when she?s around! Anyway:

SIL: Do you think your baby will have a stammer?

(I?m pregnant, first baby)

Me: (pretending she is genuinely concerned) No, (smile) It?s not hereditary.

SIL: Right, but won?t it affect their language development, listening to you all day?

Me:

I have baby brain and I'm a bit of a worrier... so I just want to know... she's not right is she? I mean, obviously she is just being a bitch but WILL my speech impact on my child's language development or am I worrying about nothing? Does anyone know about this sort of thing or have any experience?

Hate her

Your baby may/may not stammer. If they do it could be due to anxiety being hereditary rather than the stammering being learnt.
The point is that it's not the stammering itself that would actually affect the child but people (like your SILs) reaction to it - you might want to point this out to her.
For what it's worth I have a strong scouse accent and have been a sahm since dd was born and she talks like ( shit mum letting her watch too much tv alert ) Peppa Pig.

Wow, what an utter utter bitch of the first order. I really think you need to tell her to fuck off actually. You shouldn't have to spend any time with someone like this.

We're all agreed then - your SIL is an evil twunt - i personally would tell her brother. He can then say 'Sis we asked the internet if you were in fact an evil cow. Guess what...'

Ye, like the queen stammers doesn't she?

YANBU, your SIL is evil!

Love mybrain's retort!

Teela, I don't have much to add, because it's pretty much all been said! But since it's your first AIBU post, I would like to point out that so rarely is there one where everyone without exception is on your side. Your SIL is a nasty piece of work and you sound lovely. Hope the rest of the pregnancy goes entirely uninterrupted by her nonsensical bitchy ramblings! :)

omfg ! what a nasty piece of work your SIL is !

next time she says anything to you that makes you feel bad , try one of these .....

Have you always been so rude ? or did you get lessons?

I heard the day you were born the midwife slapped your mother !

Your so nasty , i bet you give freddy krugger nightmares !

So hows the care-in the community going ? have they decided to take you back in ?

and my favorite ... " Can i have a photo of you please , for our mantlepiece ? WE NEED A DETERENT TO SCARE THE BABY AWAY FROM THE FIRE !!!

droves