WOMAN ASKS MOM TO LEAVE FAMILY PARTY AFTER SHE SAYS SHE LOVES HER DOG MORE THAN HER

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Woman Asks Mom to Leave Family Party After She Says She Loves Her Dog More Than Her Daughter

By Virginia Chamlee  Published on April 30, 2025 04:16PM EDT

 

An anonymous Reddit user says she asked her own mother to leave her child's birthday party after the woman said she loved her Chihuahua more than she loved her.

 

In a post shared to Reddit, the woman writes that she began exchanging small talk with her mom during her son's 5th birthday party.

 

"We started talking about the past, and about how much she loves her dogs. As she continues, I feel a bit of anger," she writes.

 

The woman goes on to explain that her mom began keeping Chihuahuas as pets back when she was a child — and accumulated more and more as the years went on.

 

From the post: "Starting when I was way back in 5th grade, my mom got her first Chihuahua. She loved it. So did I! But then, she got another one. Then they got a teacup Chihuahua. 3 tiny dogs in the house within 5 months. At first, I didn’t mind! More pets to love! Then my parents (especially my mother) started showing affection to the dogs. Real affection. Me? I barely got a 'how was school' or a pathetic side hug."

 

Eventually, after one of the Chihuahuas had puppies, more pets came into the family and over time, the woman started to "build a resentment" toward the dogs.

 

"Fast forward some years, I’m an adult, and their first Chihuahua passes away," she writes. "My mother is absolutely heartbroken. Dad asks me if I could help him get her a min pin pup to lift her spirits. I’m hesitant but eventually I agree because I hate hearing that my mother is sad. She fell in love instantly and named it Dory."

 

The post continues: "Flash forward again. It’s my son’s 5th birthday. She’s talking about how much she loves her dogs. That they are so precious to her and would never do anything to hurt them. I tell her, 'Mom, this is why I always think that you love your dogs more than me.' I was hoping to hear denial, or at least a confused 'what,' no. Without hesitation my mom says, 'Well I love Dory more than you.' "

 

At that point, the woman writes that she told her mom to "immediately" leave the party.

 

"I repeated her words back to her and at that point, she tried to backtrack, saying that she was kidding and that she obviously doesn’t love those dogs more than me because otherwise she wouldn’t have shown up to her grandson's birthday. I snap again telling her that I would never tell my kids that I love someone or something else more than them."

 

At that point, the woman writes that her mom doubled down, saying that the dogs are "all I have" despite the fact she also has "4 kids, 3 kids in law, and over 10 grandkids."

 

"They are not all she has. They are just all she cares to notice or give time to," the woman writes.

 

Reddit users are weighing in on the situation, with some advising the woman to go "low contact" with her mom.

 

"She has a mental illness and needs to see a therapist. All the money they’re spending on dogs is money they’re not spending to enrich their relationships with the kids or grandkids," one commenter writes. "Someone had to tell her, and you got the short straw. Sorry your kid had to see it; but it’s better to see that than years of resentment and inadequate expression of feelings."