They invited friends and family, and it wasn’t long before her husband’s brother, Alex, made comments about how kids would enjoy the space.

“Eventually they asked point blank when we were having kids,” Noswellin said.

Instead of being blunt, Noswellin says she tried to brush it off in a jokey manner, explaining: “I made a light-hearted joke about it, which is my go-to for this question. ‘Oh, well, I like sushi too much to have to give it up for a pregnancy. Plus not drinking for pregnancy and breastfeeding? No thanks!’ I tried to make it very light hearted and laugh it off. Most people just laughed along.

“That seemed to anger Alex and I was told ‘children are a joy, and a good mother puts her kids before everything else.’ I agreed, ‘children are a joy, I like spending time with the nieces and nephews, and obviously I can’t be a good mom if I chose sushi over kids so I just won’t be a mom’ (paraphrased).