In this family drama, OP learns about her younger brother Alex’s secret child with his former housekeeper Sara. Disapproving Alex’s decision to keep his son a secret and limit the child’s involvement in family events, OP confronts him, insisting that the boy should be acknowledged and included in family gatherings. While her mother and older sister support OP’s stance, her younger sister Helen and Alex disagree, labeling OP as controlling. The family is divided over how to handle the situation.
So keep on scrolling down below to read the whole story narrated by OP and make sure to read it till the end otherwise, you won’t be able to let us know whether OP is an A-hole or not.
1. OP has a younger brother named Alex and she also has an older sister, Marina, five years ago Alex’s wife cheated on him and they split u. Moreover, he said it was a horrible situation for Alex as he adored her wife.
2. Alex started struggling with mental health problems moreover, he hired a housekeeper who was 18 at that time and 23 when she was fired. And he fired her claiming that he didn’t want to be lazy but in reality, he fired her because he got her pregnant and refused to do a paternity tests because he thought it was not his child.
3. He left that young girl and his excuse was that she was a recovering addict when he got involved but OP is confused about why he would hire an addict in the first place.
4. He got in contact with her and found that he’s a father to a four-year-old son he panicked at first but he told the family that he was going to send child support and meet his soon weekly moreover, he said he wasn’t going to introduce the kid to Natalie and he won’t be welcomed at family holidays.
5. OP told his brother that he was wrong for treating his son like a dirty secret just because he’s embarrassed about it
6. Now OP wants to know whether she’s an A-hole or not, let’s find out.
7. NTA
8. Exactly, what he is doing is not valid. It was his involvement and he needs to be pure to his commitments at least or at least to his son.
9. The nephew no doubt deserves the best!
10. Exactly, OP is the one who hosts family holidays and it is up to her to decide whom to invite.
11. On point, what do you think about it?
12. I agree with this user!
13. That kid is a family to OP and she’s not going to treat her like an outsider
14. This could be an option
15. Yes, he can stay home if he wants to, at least not now they don’t deserve to be treated like this they were abandoned for four years.
16. And the child is his that’s what he was afraid of and accusing her of cheating
17. Exactly, OP’s brother is the one who’s an A-hole for treating them like this.
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