A father took to social media to share a story from his and his partner’s gender reveal party that seems straight out of a soap opera.
In a viral TikTok video, Wesley shared how his mother allegedly sabotaged the special celebration, which cost a hefty $9,000.
The story begins a week before the reveal during a conversation between Wesley’s mother, Michelle, and his wife, Candace.
Michelle asked Candace if she needed any help planning the event, to which Candace politely declined.
While Wesley and Candace live in Oklahoma, her family resides in Pennsylvania. Therefore, Candace decided to ask her sister and mother to help plan the party as a way to get them involved, and she thought getting another person on board wasn’t necessary.
A man shared how his mother allegedly ruined his and his partner’s gender reveal party
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However, her explanation didn’t sit well with Michelle, who bluntly replied, “That’s not what I asked.”
To avoid confrontation with her mother-in-law, Candace texted back, “But we might need help setting up on the day if you can get there at 2:30!”
Michelle unexpectedly replied by asking whether she’d get paid for assisting the mother with the event.
Taken aback by the question, Candace said, “Why would you be getting paid?”
“Because I’m not your f*** maid,” Michelle wrote.
Following the tense conversation, Candace burst into tears and showed Wesley the message exchange.
“There is a grand total of zero people who are ever going to cuss out my wife,” Wesley said on his TikTok, viewed by over 3.5 million people.
Wesley and Candace “ghosted” Wesley’s mother following a tense conversation she had with Candace
Wesley proceeded to uninvite his mother from the gender reveal party and told her never to speak to Candace like that again.
As he explained, Michelle tried to make amends by calling him on multiple occasions to ask whether she could attend the event. When Wesley stood firm in his decision, she wrote, “Okay, I have no choice then.”
During the event, however, the couple had a sudden change of heart around half an hour before the reveal: they decided to invite Wesley’s mother again so she wouldn’t miss out on the cherished family moment.
“Now, this is where stuff gets so weird,” Wesley explained during his video.
The couple changed their minds during the event, but the furious mother seemingly had a surprise in store for the 60-second countdown
Michelle didn’t show up, so the pair decided to start the 60-second countdown to the big news. Unfortunately, they didn’t get to the announcement because the fire alarm went off at second 13, plunging the venue into darkness and making guests wet with the sprinkler system.
When the couple evacuated the building, they found Michelle sitting outside and smoking a cigarette.
“The timing of it makes no sense. I don’t know what to do. Candace doesn’t know what to do.”
Listen to the story below
@candacenysm Do you think she did it or no? 😅#storytime #momsoftiktok #motherhood #motherinlaw #mother #funny ♬ original sound – Candace & Wesley
The couple suspects Wesley’s mother set off the fire alarm before their big announcement
In a simpler gender reveal using paint, Wesley and Candace announced on social media that their third child will be a girl
@candacenysm BABY #3 IS… 💙💞🫶🏽 #uniquegenderreveal #t#twinmomm#momsoftiktoky#youngmomt#trendingviral #m#motherhoodunpluggedgenderreveal #pregnant ♬ original sound – Candace & Wesley
Candace and Wesley then decided to approach Michelle to ask her whether she had orchestrated the chaotic scene. “No, I just got here,” she responded. “I’ve been outside smoking a cigarette.”
“But her pant legs were wet, so that means she was definitely inside the building,” the confused father continued.
“Candace thinks that she set the fire alarm off. I don’t know. If I had to guess, it does seem logical, especially considering the text she sent me beforehand and the fact that we’d been ghosting her for two months.”
In a simple gender reveal using paint, the couple—who already have twins—announced on social media that their third child will be a girl.
People debated whether the mother-in-law was behind the party fiasco
