<p>OWn&nbsp;call, because Narcissists aren't good for kids to grow up around and can even be actively dangerous. Most people that are "attention seeking" have the predisposition for behavior that is dangerous to themselves and everyone around them.</p>

That's actually a really good idea. My response slightly childish but yours is mature and probably effective :)

While I agree with most of your post, please don't self diagnose people with a serious personality disorder that they may or may not have. Personality disorders are serious business. You can be an attention seeking narcissist without it being tied to a disorder.

Oh God. As someone that studies clinical psych I can tell you that throwing around a personality disorder so casually is a real problem and can be stigmatizing to that person. With the said information we can't diagnose someone with NPD.. nor does it sound like NPD.

there is actually a disorder with narcissism in the title I think. There are a lot of personality disorders. Not all are super serious. And it's good always good to consider it so maybe the family member or whomever could actually seek help and having a diagnosis would assist in insurance paying for said help (I'd think..).To deny the fact sonething just might be a psychological disorder, if enough boxes are ticked, would just mean yet another person adding stigma to mental health disorders. They don't have to be the end of world. With management, sufferers can be completely or at leastly mostly "normal".

Five symptoms from this FML alone, unless the SIL did some major apologizing and groveling: Requiring constant admiration Having a sense of entitlement Expecting unquestioning compliance with your expectations Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner Also, narcissism IS inherently bad. It isn't just arrogance or confidence.

Maybe OP did want the sister in law there because no one else was available to go. However, OP most certainly didn't want that bitch of a sister in law going and telling everyone the news. Seriously OP she is a bitch and you need to distance yourself from her.

Wait... "Get even". "And be the bigger person". These are contradictions, Which are you suggesting?

Some people have announcement parties, for instance you bake a cake, you put icing depending on the sex (for instance blue of a boy and red for a girll). So when people eat the cake they know whether it's a boy or a girl. I'd say it's trend more than a cultural thing.

You've heard of baby showers, right? A party before the birth of a child to celebrate with the parents-to-be? Most people "announce" the gender the same way. It's just a bit of news that people who care about the new family might want to know. Sometimes it's a party (instead of or combined with a baby shower). Sometimes it's just a "cute" letter/video/vine/email letting people know. Some people go over the top with it, but some people lose their minds about EVERYTHING when they're pregnant and turn it into 9 months of self-congratulations.

Oh, thank you! I have to admit this sounds nice (I thought announcement meant something very formal). Ok, you had me by mentioning cake :-) Perhaps it will get popular here, too.

I never heard of baby showers before...now I googled it and the pics seem quite frightening :-D (Games with eating baby food...*tremble*) Ok, now I learned 2 things! Perhaps it is that celebrating before birth is considered bad luck here but here you just get small presents after birth. Sometimes (more in the country side) there is a biiiiig party after birth (Babypinkeln= baby peepee/ baby piss) where mostly men drink A LOT! It's really funny how things differ around the world. (And I have to admit I was quite happy not to call much attention to my pregnancy and nearly was too tired for the birth annoncement cards - some people send fabulous things, and we just sent a picture with name/date--- not much of an eye catcher...)