Arsalan Sajid
Every kid born into this world is entitled to receive all of their parents’ love and care. It is the responsibility of parents to uphold equality while showing their children their love and affection. If parents treat their kids differently, it will have an impact on their personalities and cause them to become envious and jealous of their own siblings.
OP’s true dad passed away when she was five years old, so at the age of seventeen, she felt completely alone in her mother’s home. OP never had the same kind of love and attention from her mother, but she did recall her father’s love from an early age. OP was under the care of her grandparents, who also attended her parent-teacher conferences and planned her birthday celebrations. OP’s mother married Sam five years ago, and the two of them had two children together. More harm was inflicted on OP’s life as a result of her mother’s completely altered attitude toward her new children and her intense maternal affection for them. One day, OP started an argument with her mother when she asked OP to babysit her siblings, but OP told her clearly that she would not do it. Read the whole story to learn about OP’s situation and share your comments down below.
Source: Reddit
1. OP asks if she did wrong to call her mother’s new husband and their kids her ‘do over family’.
2. When OP was five years old, his beloved father died, and her mother abandoned her to raise her alone or with the support of her grandparents.
3. OP got independent at a young age because her mother never cared for her and her grandparents took up the parental responsibilities for her.
4. OP’s mother had no interest in OP’s life from her young age.
5. When OP was 12, his mother married her spouse Sam and they had two children together. OP was taken aback by her mother’s motherly behavior with her other children, which OP had never been fortunate enough to enjoy.
6. OP was saddened by her mother’s caring approach toward her other children, which she never showed OP when she was young.
7. OP’s mother asked OP to babysit her siblings, but she openly refused to do anything with her ‘do over family’.
8. On her mother’s confrontation, OP told her mother that she had nothing to do with her newly created family with her husband and his kids, since OP was never a part of it.
9. OP’s mother was furious at her for confronting her blatantly and hoped that her other kids would not adopt the same behavior. This confirmed OP’s point that her mother only cared for her new family.
Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.
10. Redditor supports OP for confronting her mother about the attitude she used to have toward her.
11. Yes, this statement confirms that OP’s mother did not include OP in her current family.
12. Exactly! From the start, OP was not a part of their family.
13. According to Redditor, OP should shift with her grandparents for the time being.
14. Redditor thinks that OP’s mother did not like to hear the truth from OP, but she had to.
15. OP is prepared for her future.
16. OP had many points to prove her point to her mother.
17. Certainly! She knew almost everything about her other children except OP.
18. Redditor is glad that OP stood up for herself.
19. The defensive talk never proved her mother’s point.
20. Given that Sam never voiced an objection, Redditor thinks Sam was also accountable for the neglect that OP received from her mother.
OP was deeply wounded to witness her mother lovingly caring for her siblings and carrying out all of their responsibilities, but no one cared for her when she was younger, following her father’s death. OP’s mother had no regrets about what she had done to her elder daughter and expected OP to watch them for her. OP did the right thing by notifying her mother about her mistake; however, her reaction to OP’s conversation was strange. According to her mother, OP was saying nonsense because she was envious of her siblings. She might be, but her mother provided the grounds for her envy by making a distinction between OP and her other children. What is your opinion about the OP’s reaction? Write your thoughts in the comment section, and stay connected with Defused.
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