Husband Throws ‘Retirement’ Party as Pregnant Wife To Be Stay-at-Home Mom

A dad-to-be threw a surprise retirement party for his wife when she finished her last day of work to become a stay-at-home mom.

Brooke Blignaut (@brookeblignaut) shared the moment she walked into an apartment decorated with celebratory balloons in a video that garnered 137,900 likes and 1.3 million views on TikTok.

“POV: your husband celebrates a ‘happy retirement / promotion’ for you to stay home and raise your babies,” Blignaut wrote on the text overlaid in the video.

The video showed the mom-to-be walking through the door looking ecstatic as the husband filmed her surprise reaction.

“She’s retired. Congratulations on the promotion. Get this woman a beer,” the husband said in the background.

The camera then shows the kitchen which is decorated with “congrats” and “happy retirement” balloons.

“Stop! That is hilarious,” Blignaut said as she saw the decorations.

She then zoomed onto the table which had an envelope labeled “Brooke/wifey/baby mama/ RETIREE.”

A sneak peak of the card inside read: “Congrats on the promotion of a lifetime.”

Finally, the celebration ended with a meal in a restaurant and of course the clinking of glasses.

“Congrats on the promotion, baby,” the husband said to his wife. “The best job ever, becoming a mom,” read the caption.

According to 2014 study by Pew Research Center, there was a rise in stay-at-home mothers in the 2000s in the U.S. after a decadeslong decline. Women who do not work by choice to raise their child or children are considered stay-at-home moms.

The study found that some 60 percent of respondents believed having a stay-at-home parent was beneficial to a child’s development.

A more recent 2023 study by the Pew Research Center revealed that nearly one in five parents in the U.S. is a stay-at-home father, up from just over 10 percent in 1989.

Still, there are fewer fathers (7 percent) who stay at home voluntarily than there are mothers (26 percent).

Several stay-at-home moms were impressed by the husband’s surprise and shared their experiences in the comments section.

“I’ve been a stay at home mom and it’s for sure not a retirement. Hardest job in the world, but the most beautiful one too, very grateful,” Haley Evans said.

“This is so cute, contemplating this career move,” Cait Curtin commented.

“I love that he calls it a promotion #goals,” Rachel Scheel said.

“I had a ‘retirement party’ when I became a stay at mom too,” Bailey Mitchell said.

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