Teenage Son Asks If He’s Wrong For Finally Stand-up In Front Of His Mom For Threatening To Kick Him Out All The Time
Children from prior marriages have to cope with step relationships once parents split and get into new partnerships. These children are expected to put in a lot of effort to gain a spot in the new family, which generally cannot become their own.
OP lived with his mother, stepfather, and half siblings in their home and had been paying $350 in rent to his mother for the previous year. He also worked at his mother’s store on weekends for free and handled all of the domestic chores allocated to him by her mother. OP booked a weekend with his friends and informed his mother that he would be unable to work at the store the following weekend. OP’s mother demanded him to cancel his plans since she needed him at the store and couldn’t handle the busy weekend alone. Read the entire story to discover out how OP reacted to his mother’s rejection of going out with friends.
Source: Reddit
1. OP asks if he was a-hole to stand up against his mother after her constant threats to kick him out of the house.
2. OP thanked for the comments and support from the Redditors in his post.
3. OP apologized to his mother because she was giving him silent treatment. OP never wanted to turn against his mother while living under the same roof.
4. OP was planning to save money and get out of his mother’s house to never look back.
5. At the age of 18, OP lived with his mother, stepfather, and their two kids, paying the rent for staying in their house for the past year.
6. OP told her mother that he had plans with his friends for the weekend. OP’s mother wanted him to cancel the plan because she needed him to handle the store.
7. OP objected, saying he wanted to go because he rarely went out with friends. OP’s mother used the same tactics to kick him out that she always used to get him to do what she wanted.
8. OP called her mother ungrateful as he was paying rent and working in her store without pay, yet she threatened to kick him out to manipulate.
9. After getting into a heated argument, OP left the house without apologizing. OP’s stepdad lectured him to control his emotions while talking to his mother.
10. OP inquired about his behavior with his mother, who constantly threatened to kick him out of the house despite the fact that he paid a low rent.
OP’s mother demanded him to cancel his weekend plans with friends because the store was extremely busy during the weekend and she couldn’t handle the workload alone. OP rarely went anywhere, so he asked his mother to let him go, but she threatened to kick him out of the house. OP became outraged, accusing his mother of continuously manipulating him to get her way. His stepfather warned OP to control his emotions when interacting with his mother if he wanted to live in the house peacefully.
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.
11. Redditor believes that OP’s mother is manipulating him.
12. Redditor is shocked after learning about OP’s situation since he was giving rent to his real mother.
13. Yes, in the USA, many kids pay rent to their parents after getting 18 or move out to their own place.
14. Redditor is curious about why OP had to pay for his rent and do chores to stay at his mother’s house.
15. Yes, OP was doing more than his responsibility for his mother’s new family but getting only criticism from them.
16. Redditor suggests OP plan his escape secretly and save money for his future.
17. Redditor advises OP to leave his parent’s house as soon as possible.
18. Redditor wants OP to stop paying the rent or ask for a salary for working in his parent’s store.
19. Indeed! Children didn’t choose to be born; parents chose to have them.
20. Redditor never took rent from kids as a parent and criticizes OP’s mother for treating her own son like an outsider.
OP should arrange to leave his mother’s house as soon as possible because his mother was pressuring him into doing all of the duties her way, or she would kick him out. It appears that OP was not their child but rather a worker who worked in their store without pay while simultaneously paying them rent to live in their home, which is unjust. Op can move out as he is now 18, but he must first save money and work hard in school in order to settle in a better place. What is your perspective on the OP’s situation? Share your ideas in the comments below, and stay tuned to Wholesomeness for more stories.
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