Baby shower shenanigans

[Jellybeans101]

So...

Really need to see if I’m being unreasonable here:
Me and my mum are super close and we have been planning my baby shower she’s asked her friends (which I’m ok with) however she’s also asking me to extend the invitations to friends sons girlfriends who I have never clapped eyes on I have said - this is a bit much and I’m not going to do that.

She’s called me ‘selfish, awkward, petty’ everything.

AMIBU or what?

Why sadly? Showers are just the latest "must have" and serve no real purpose at all. No matter what you decide, wish you well for the happy event.

She's probably already invited them and doesn't want to lose face.

Ignore me if I'm wrong but baby showers are imported from America right? It's meant to be a celebration mostly for family plus people the mother-to-be is close to. The invite list usually reads like a hugely abbreviated wedding list; or even just the females from a family gathering plus some friends. I've never been to one with more than 20 people, but somewhere in the teens is very common. Inviting people you don't know will come off as desperate for attendees at best, greedy for gifts at worst.