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Son Decided To Leave His Mom’s House For A Fresh Start With His Dad, But Mom Reacted With A Devastating Ultimatum

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Growing up with divorced parents often means balancing two worlds, which is a lot of weight on anyone’s shoulders.

A young man’s decision to reconnect with his father and pursue independence sets off an emotional storm with his mother that leaves him questioning everything.

You’ll want to read on for this one.

AITA for moving away from my mom and grandma?

I’m a 20-year-old male.

When I was about 8, my mom found out that my dad had cheated on her, and they got into an extremely nasty divorce.

My dad got 15 percent visitation (so every other weekend) and 50 percent legal custody.

Needless to say, he felt quite caught in the middle of all his parents’ drama.

Over those beginning years, my mom made me hate my dad, which is understandable due to him cheating on her, but whatever.

She made me hate him by making me hate going over to his house and all of that fun stuff.

But even after he became an adult, the trouble continued.

After many years, I was finally an adult and could do my own things, but she wanted me to keep living with her.

I moved from Pennsylvania to Alabama, and well, that’s where stuff is hitting the fan.

His dad soon offered him an opportunity that would prove to make matters even more complicated.

About mid-October, I went out and visited my dad.

While I was there, he asked me to go and live with him for a few months and then go off to the military.

He told me to inform my mom and my grandma before I made any decisions.

So he did, but his mother wasn’t pleased about the possibility of him leaving.

I told them, and, well, after I told them, my mother freaked out and went haywire.

She threatened to put herself in a mental hospital, saying she wouldn’t get out if she did.

It gets even worse.

She told me that after my 15-year-old husky passes, I no longer have a home with her.

My mother also told me she will no longer cultivate a relationship with me.

She is basically disowning me because of this.

His dad doesn’t exactly make his hard choice any easier.

I told my dad, and now he’s moved up my moving date from the 6th of December to the 22nd of November—so just over a week away.

And now I’m stressed.

AITA?

He didn’t realize moving forward would collapse the path behind him.

What did Reddit think?

This commenter points out there are clearly other factors at play in his mom’s reaction.

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Both sides sound kinda guilty to this redditor.

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Adulthood means independence. He should take advantage of that.

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He should be free to choose what’s next for him.

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He sought independence, but instead he found a breaking point. But at the end of the day, he’s an adult now.

He may have grown up torn between two sides, but this time, he gets to choose his own path.

If you enjoyed that story, read this one about a mom who was forced to bring her three kids with her to apply for government benefits, but ended up getting the job of her dreams.


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