AITA For Not Taking A Side In A Family Fight? r/Relationships

[@Ospyro3em]

Not only did OP and his wife and daughter fail his bullied son just to stay in good standing with family friends, but the update was infuriating. OP doesn't sound like he's learned his lesson at all.

[@immapotato1]

he didn't even realize he was being roasted

[@sloh888]

it's kinda cute how OP think there is still a relationship to build back :D

[@tgbedini]

Yep, his lack of awareness is staggering. The condescending, "well, fortunately he's outgrown his abrasiveness" line showed how clueless he is. Z was abrasive because his family treated him like crap, and he couldn't get through to them with reason. That he's turned into a good man is in spite of his parents, not because of them.

[@dionysus_adores]

Well op would most likely never hear from him again

[@Ospyro3em]

@tgbedini exactly- he says it like he's saying "he's got over his little tantrum now"- he's still acting like the poor kid had no reason to resent them. He's been torn to shreds by the comments section and still can't see how he was wrong.

[@heatherweir8726]

An olive branch means nothing if there is a snake wrapped around it.

[@champslim]

Yep!

[@Victor.-.E]

Ha, I know what you're saying, but handing someone an olive branch containing a snake seems pretty dang meaningful

[@bluexwings]

OP is so oblivious. Not picking a side IS picking a side. You can't be neutral when someone is being hurt. OP & his wife are huge AHs. Edit: His son wants nothing to do with them too- which OP completely ignores. Double AH.

[@tamsel814]

I akways liken it to watching someone committing a burglary and just ignoring it. Which is clearly wrong.

[@Loaves_of_Cat]

I mean, in some situations it’s okay to be neutral but only if it’s in a situation where there’s really no right or wrong answer. A bullied situations however, there’s *clearly* a right and wrong answer and the poor boy’s entire family chose the wrong answer.

[@rubymeaddle]

@@tamsel814 Depends on the circumstances. I ignored my uncle breaking into his ex's car because she had stolen something from their son to sell for pills. Guess I suck for not calling the cops lmao.

[@rubymeaddle]

@@LostSoulchild89 technically she paid for the item (3DS) and he did break into her car instead of calling the cops

[@wmdkitty]

@@rubymeaddle If she paid for it and hadn't given it to him as, eg, a gift, it was her property to keep, sell, or otherwise dispose of as she wished.

[@sazzaxeight3124]

Gotta love how story 1 op didn't bother to answer why the hell he didn't do anything to stop the bullying when they were friends with his parents. Glad Z is doing so well without them can't believe they still think they have a chance, guarantee daughter is the golden child and this was the straw that broke the camels back.

[@lifewithlee6298]

And he was still trying to make the son look bad, but he just made himself look worse 😅

[@keborahglenn6468]

@@lifewithlee6298 q

[@sulaimanbalogun9956]

He answered. His excuse was by the time they knew about it, it was too late. Also he feels cause Adam apologized, Z should have forgiven him.

[@Nishanth_mementomori]

Can we all come to the agreement that "not taking sides" IS taking a side Also big W for the OP frm the last story

[@UchuKejiMovan]

I'm pretty sure my mother has come to this conclusion. I recently talked to her after some time going low contact and her voice sounded sad and it did nothing to make me want to get back in regular contact with her. That's what happens when you take your daughter to Vegas a few days after I tell you she stole money from me

[@HackiePuffs]

“We’re looking at this as a chance to build up a relationship again” right when he just told you that you’ll always be on the outside looking in?? The phrase “give someone an inch and they’ll take a mile” comes to mind here.

[@randomusername3873]

The fact that they hoped the son would come around only shows how the had no personal problem with that guy bullying their son

[@user-mc5vy2vk5n]

But... but the bully is the son of their friends! It's a great opportunity to bond for both families through wedding, the golden child daughter and son of friends as a couple, dream of every set of friends with kids. Who would care about the bullied son? He should man up and go over it. /s In most of such stories I observed that usually it's easier for people to stand up to the victim and excuse the bully instead of showing the bully their place and supporting the victim. Yikes.

[@CalemCooper7]

Story 2: The OP’s ex has so much internalized misogyny and the fact that OP is loud and proud of herself is precisely why the ex was a step down for her. We stan that op.

[@kaykay8855]

Story 3: NTA. Op literally became a second father and pseudo-husband for his family and they still welcome the deadbeat father back because…cancer. Maybe after awhile of op not providing for them and they realizing that deadbeat dad isn’t going to help they’ll see how much op sacrifice for them.

[@ynmonroe]

The mom doesn't deserve any understand anymore. Why isn't she helping OP help them. She just let him make all the sacrifices and wallowed in her unhappiness. It takes time to become an alcoholic. She basically abandoned OP too. Now she has the nerve to downplay the ex's actions? Yeah whatever. And if the sis is an adult, it's time for her to do some adulting since she thinks she can dictate how OP feels about all he went through. He does both need and deserve a break from putting them on his back. NTA.

[@NotUnique_]

Z was like you called me petty when I wasn't trying to be and failed to see my point like my parents failed me, lemme show you how I can petty and get my point to y'all so you can educate my parents who still don't and I will do it with grace and make sure other kids don't go through what I went through lol what a legend.

[@tracicolvis7382]

Story 2: I would also send the other woman screenshots of the texts she sent OP begging for forgiveness and claiming how much she loves her. May as well blow up their relationship too.

[@maurer3d]

Story 1: ESH (except "Z"), your daughter for dating a bully (especially his bully), and you and your wife for supporting the bully.

[@Loaves_of_Cat]

Story 3: Op needs to cut all ties, especially his mom. His younger sibling, I can get how they might’ve thought “it wasn’t that bad” but the *mom* has absolutely NO excuse!!

[@someanon1984]

Story 1: I'm super confused about these siblings who partner with their siblings' bullies...? I have never once wanted to even befriend people if I knew they bullied my siblings. Maybe it's more complicated if the sibling was quiet about it for a long time meanwhile, you were getting to know the bully thinking that they were nice, but I would think that finding out would give you pause at LEAST.

[@ptaradactletime11]

Right? Like there’s one or two people where if I see them I will go out of my way to spill things on them because of what they did to my sister, I could never imagine DATING them.

[@jgw5491]

I could not imagine dating a known and named bully of anyone. Who wants such a vile person in their life? 🙄

[@pippo17173]

@JGW 54 I wonder if the siblings is just terrible as well or manipulated.

[@juanhaines7295]

Story 3 I heard this earlier. Op has every right to stay angry and not forgive. That family was so ungrateful for all he did.

[@kaykay8855]

The thing I get the mom going back to deadbeat husband but the daughter? Does she not remember or didn’t realize how close she and her brother were not just being homeless but taken into foster care?

[@Nishanth_mementomori]

@@kaykay8855 maybe the mom, who's clearly not over the man, has filled her head with tales of how amazing of a man the deadbeat dad is

[@kaykay8855]

@@Nishanth_mementomori sadly, that’s most likely the case. How long will it take for reality for the daughter? The mom maybe a lost cause but the daughter might have a chance.

[@hugoumero9723]

@@kaykay8855 well i guess i bet it Dad wife will probaly hates OP Mom and sister and demand OP Dad to abandoned them again

[@kaykay8855]

@@hugoumero9723 and after dad abandons them again they’ll crawl back in op demanding he financially supports them again

[@fufufuaru]

would love to hear another update on that last story. good on op for ditching his ungrateful “faaaaaaamily”

[@juanhaines7295]

Story 1 why would people call the son petty? Everyone was against him. What trash.

[@ComaLies225]

Because those people are also the types that say “YoU sHoUlD aLwAyS bE tHe BiGgEr PeRsOn.” Nah, miss me with that mess. Sometimes being the bigger person allows the other person to act like aholes.

[@randomusername3873]

Because people only cares about the abusers. The victim is not supposed to fight back,

[@wmdkitty]

Ehh... I'd be willing to bet there were reasons everyone was against him, tho. I'd love to hear the sister's side of things, how he treated her, because I guarantee he bullied her just as bad as his ex bullied him.

[@HoodieHorizon]

“There’s posting your L’s and then there’s posting the entire Chicago subway system” holy fuck I’m adding that to my vocabulary

[@Davtwan]

OP’s son is doing well, and I’m glad to see that he’s slowly climbing out of his cynicism to help other kids. Justified pettiness is wonderful schadenfreude. :P

[@darknessmage7459]

Story 1. Good for the son for not breaking.

[@joaolima7131]

He did actually, he started to Bully his Bully brother in comments OP gave in his post

[@pippo17173]

@Joao Lima I'm not surprised. The parents fail him and now he thinks he can do this. He sucks but his parents are horrible.

[@morganleanderblake678]

A friend of mine was cheated on... with her dad. I don't even know how you cope with that. In her case, she did what she called the Kesha. Hot sticky humid summer day, poured glitter into his AC vents, put Die Young in his CD player queued up to play, and then topped off the AC vents with confetti and clam juice.

[@hibiscusrose6074]

Please ask if you can make a reddit post with updates. This made me laugh 😆 🤣 😂 the clean up bill must have been hell.

[@dcg590]

That’s so ridiculous. Immature

[@infinessia4019]

People who fence sit and don’t ‘choose a side’ seem to not realize that they are choosing a side, the side of the horrible people because you can’t be bothered to help the wronged party.

[@SilverstreamPJ28]

Story 1: well well if it isn't the consequences of my own actions!

[@ComaLies225]

Story 2: OP is a freaking Goddess and I now forever claim her as my queen. Yassssss💖💖💖💖💖

[@mzamethodman7134]

No not really, just petty, just move on, i get it, the shit hurts but move on

[@lisadgingersnaps9843]

Oooh, glitter revenge. Damn, girl is never getting rid of that stuff. Once glitter is in your life it's there forever. Loved it!

[@BruinPhD2009]

First story: OP is one of the more willfully ignorant people in Reddit Land. Ignores the bullying, ignores his daughter when she dates the bully, ignores his son telling him to screw himself. Makes me wonder how many other things in his life that he ignores...

[@starbird3939]

Story 1 - YTA OP is soooooo stupid that it is hilarious. He doesn’t realize his son basically told him they will be low contact with no hope of being part of his acheivements

[@EluneAnzu]

First OP is the embodiment of the meme with the dog sitting in the room on fire saying "everything's fine" with how willfully oblivious he is.

[@D-D-Gaming]

Story 2: By not taking a side, you ARE taking a side.

[@peteranon8455]

Story 1. Sister dates your bully? No contact for life.

[@Bleg94]

2. Story: had my doubt about ruining her career, but the moment OP said that her AP wants nudes from OP, mocked with the ex etc I thought "well screw her and ruin her" Update: yep OP needs to ruin them, include the revenge porn report in addition to making those two lose their scholarship

[@shadowkissed2370]

Story 1: His family failed him miserably and is horrible for what they did to him. However, in the update to me, it seems like he is trying a little too hard to make his life look amazing when in reality it isn't that amazing. Granted it is his right to make his parents feel like the heels they are but I can see through that peacocking to the pain he still has over what they did to him. I really hope he is getting counseling and learns that he doesn't have to "church up" details of his life to look better than his family when in reality him just living and surviving without a worry about them does this already.

[@Uneclipsed]

That last story broke my heart. I know badly OP is hurting. I hope he and his sister are able to mend their relationship somewhere down the line. It sounds like they’ve both withstood neglect. With an absent father and an alcoholic mom she’s probably desperate for a parental bond. It doesn’t make it right, but if she’s also not close with her brother, it makes sense that she’d jump at the chance for a relationship with a father she’s probably been dreaming about. OP’s been left in the dust and I don’t blame him for wanting to stop supporting them. Sounds like he’s been the adult in the house for too long. I hope he’s able to go to therapy because this kind of trauma isn’t going to go away.

[@DisneyChar]

Not taking a side or seeing both sides is a spineless response, you end up silently supporting the bad behavior from both sides S2 NTA, that's great, you are an instrument of karma Update: so glad you told the work, was worried you'd waiver, the more you talk about what they said the more I would say pursue charges. S3 evict them, they have made it clear they would rather have him absentee than you present.

[@magiv4205]

Story 2: I hope OP is living her absolute best bimbo life. I think I fell in love just reading her beautiful glitter revenge. She owns her femininity and that fucking ROCKS!

[@darecrise]

Man these stories hit hard today

[@MorbidKat]

"Sparkly hot" I'm using that to describe people from now on lol

[@ChristopherCapersJones]

11:11 This is something I never expected to hear. I'm glad I heard it.

[@lovinglifebutnotonearth3909]

Story three: how can Op's mon defend the bastard that abandoned her and their children?

[@pippo17173]

I think the event broke everyone and think it will get better in time. Also she is such a pushover too. Women she is still with the wife who he left you for holy cow.

[@dianabialaskahansen2972]

Last story: OP was amazing! In addition to cancelling things, he should also have put a bill in front of his father, proof of how much OP had been paying since he had been abandoned, had been forced to grow up when still a child and work just trying to put food on the table.

[@katie6731]

Story 2's OP is entirely too wonderful to waste her time on the moldy sock who only insulted OP because they realized that their cheating was going to cost them a truly amazing person. OP is a kind and generous soul to boost others' self esteem, despite her own pain. I hope she finds someone who appreciates her for the treasure she is. If she's a bimbo, then the world needs more bimbos just like her. 💙

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

wait, she's offering us ladies extra smooches?? I'm game! 😘

[@dethkruzer]

OP in story 1 is such a failure as a father.

[@AmukaAkuma]

Story 2: I wouldn't want to be the boss handling those applications. Considering how toxic OP's X and AP are, they will likely try and slap that organization with a discrimination lawsuit.

[@pippo17173]

Of course bullying is involve and boy I think op married a damn bully himself and lost whatever spine he had.

[@LisaApril]

Last comment of last story: A life insurance policy goes directly to the beneficiary. No creditors can bill the Beneficiary. Life insurance is also tax free. Rockefellers used a series of irrevocable trusts that helped pass down wealth to future generations. These Trusts both fund and remain funded through premium life insurance policies, and include strict stipulations that protect the family from the risk of irresponsible behavior.

[@milescoburn1845]

Story # 1 - I'm kind of getting Jekyll and Hyde feelings here. The kid, "Z", only acted rude and abrasive towards his mom, dad and sister. Everyone else he was perfectly okay with as he had lots of friends who took him in as well as his philanthropy with the charity he founded. Jekyll with the world in general, Hyde with his family. And the poster never sees it or recognizes it. I suppose because he would have to admit he was in the wrong in how he treated his son and daughter. In all instances Z is not the asshole. The poster, and rest of the family, are major, major assholes. Story # 2 - Why is everyone surprised the poster's butch "boyfriend" would cheat on her? Why do people think homosexuals and lesbians somehow have some moral high ground that would translate to not being assholes and / or not treat others like shit? People, of EVERY stripe, will have those in their tribe that are selfish narcissists that will take advantage of others.

[@kanelovec4315]

Being a bystander is taking a side. With s1 this shows the son the father doesn't care about him being bullied and favored the bully. Why allow sister date a bully. Bullies can be narcissist, manipulators, and con artist. The bf could be faking all this "love" and the minute he loose interest in sister he could cheat on her, abuse her, and more. Glad son escaped this horrible family

[@hugoumero9723]

not only that but also Bully parents hates OP Son and never like OP And his wife

[@vidhead85]

Switzerland: YTA big time, whenever a person "refuses to take sides" they often side with the power in that situation. He's horrible and it sounds like the family is just so full of themselves. What a crock Dad Reconciliation: I wonder what the update will be. This can't end up good for Mom or sister. Since he heard that OP's successful he wanted to come around and ask for money for treatment or he's been kicked out of his wife's house and is trying to find a place to crash. I bet OP is his last resort and he's trying to sneak in through the sister

[@sierrafirerider]

Ngl story 2 im just imagining a Barbie-type being a girlboss. She rocks!

[@seshasatyakrishna5016]

My mom cut contact with her own sister as her son mocked and degraded me, let alone bullying.. but OP is still friends with bully's family.. gross

[@ArthropodJay]

I LOST IT AT STORY 2, LMFAOOO DUMMPING GLITTER EVERYWHERE

[@chimproshi6181]

I always love batch uploads thank you so much

[@madarawijerathne276]

Poor son why would he ever come home since they never protect him. I cannot imagine dating a person who bullied your sibling.

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

S1: As soon as OP said they remained neutral, I thought they were TA, then I heard the wife was friends with the bully’s mom and realized that they care more about preserving _that_ relationship than they do about how their son feels.

[@shecoda4402]

Not taking a side IS taking a side.

[@rangeraero]

Story 3: I'd like to point out that in the update comes the reveal the dad went away to start a NEW FAMILY, that he brought with him to try to reconcile with his previous family. There's no mention of divorce between OP's parents, but that could be an oversight in the writing and/or meant to be inferred due to the father leaving, but that is a serious POS move. After hearing that, I'm pretty sure the deadbeat dad is trying to reconcile because OP has some money (electrical engineers tend toward the high end of middle class incomes), and wants to try the "but faaaaaamily" line to get OP to pay for his new family.

[@mindyschocolate]

S1: YTA. You’re enabling your family to gaslight your son and pick that tormentor over his son. Nobody was in his corner. Not doing anything is still siding with wife and daughter. No wonder son is estranged. Family are all AH.

[@thanos8077]

Story3: op shouldn't forgiven their dad but that's their choice and the family trying to guilt trip are part of the problem and op wasn't being a jerk.

[@Can_think_of_a_name]

Shame on OP and his family, they're awful I hope OP Leaves him alone

[@get6149]

Forgiveness is important not just for the person being forgiven but also the person doing the forgiving

[@mellodees3663]

S2: What's the point of liking women if you don't like people who are feminine?

[@lharchmage6908]

He took the abusers side by not taking a side.

[@wildwikedwanderer1208]

Story 1: that young man forged himself outta some tough. OP sucks Story 2: OP makes me think of legally blonde. Loved that movie. Story 3: OP is 110000% justified.

[@cb9825]

🙄in a year or even sooner the parents from story 1 will demand to have more "warm" relationship with Z because "enough time has passed". And Z will go LC or NC.

[@Raggmopp-xl7yf]

S1: OP DID choose a side - the bully's. And did anyone else get the feeling the son was so relaxed b/c he was over it and it no longer hurts him to face the 2 people who should have had his back and betrayed him so badly. OP and his wife may think they have an opening for more interaction but their son definitely shot that down and I doubt they'll even get an annual Christmas card from him. They'll never meet his wife or children. They truly burnt that bridge all b/c they thought he'd get over it.

[@gaywerewolf1294]

1st story really reminded me of the one where the dad sends his son to jail bc of what the bitch step sister said and how he wants to make shit better and how his son is extremely depressed

[@bridgetdebourgh5698]

Hey Markee 👋 Have a good night 😴 Have a great day/night everyone 🤗

[@michealwatts7469]

The Son did what he had to do, but he probably needs some therapy for that bullying (and the bullies enablers). Edit: Story2, good on her. I know what its like to be played and cheated and have to be told “atleast youre pretty” as if I am a moron or am lacking in something they want in a partner. Story 3: being old, young, sick or any race gender or religion doesnt give you the right to be an asshole, entitled, or have those past behaviors that had a negative effect on someones like overlooked because you become that (old sick new religion {eg born again christian})

[@fknappers2770]

St 1 the son go nc with his family.

[@destanyd604]

Your voice is nice to listen to its soothing

[@telinhajp]

Good night, Markee! Sleep tight. おやすみ！❤️😴

[@edgardo8971]

The son should update this post by adding his complete side to OP’s post. I think both parents would come out looking even worse than the look now. There’s a lot more to this story than what is being said. I bet that the sister was and is the golden child who can do no wrong. Wait till the sh*t starts hitting the fan between the sister and the husband, then they’re going to seek him out begging, even more, for forgiveness or probably when the son is married with kids. Then they’ll want access to the kids and it becomes “but FAMILY.”

[@ptaradactletime11]

The sucky part is AITA mods would probably remove it if he did

[@edgardo8971]

@@ptaradactletime11 probably so. But it would be great to hear the son’s side of the story.

[@wmdkitty]

I'd like to hear the sister's take, because the boy isn't an innocent victim in this.

[@ashlaraque4135]

Story three, 0P did exactly what I would’ve done. It is absolutely insulting to sit up here talking about how I need to forgive this man because he’s my “dad” meanwhile I’ve been playing the data rule for my entire childhood and adulthood until now. If he’s your father then he can take over the responsibilities and you can get the fuck out of my life! I hope that he doesn’t listen to the stupid comments telling him that he’s a jerk. He’s not a jerk, they need to learn the hard way. Learn some self-respect! Pining after a man who didn’t want you and literally only came to you when he was cancerous, that’s what he’s worth to you!

[@heatherdickau5335]

Story 1 op is the A hole. You always have your childs back. Because if you don't who will? The mother is a hole too.

[@alexanderhenby1362]

Story 3. OP was parentified and that is abuse, but there is a story we arent hearing from Mom and Dad. Why is Mom so dead set on OP forgiving his dad? Does she know something that OP doesnt and hasnt told him cause that is super fishy. Sister wants her dad, I get that, but Mom?

[@littlestrawberryfaery]

Why didn’t op or mama stop the bullying???? Why would a sister EVER date their siblings abuser????? Why were they friends with the bully’s parents like you knew what they were doing and were just buddy buddy with the bully all the way round.🙃

[@cb9825]

I've seen the last story before and it still amazes me how the mom was instantly willing to forgive the ex husband😳I get that the daughter might still have some childish dreams of having picture perfect relationship with her father, but the mom???

[@ArcanineEspeon]

Gee, I wonder why Z became so "aggressive and disrespectful"? Probably because he LOST RESPECT FOR THEM realized his parents wouldn't stand up for them and, you know, showed they didn't respect him!

[@dream6562]

Op didn't take the bullies side, he stayed out of it, he is not allowed to interfere in his daughter's dating life, he betrayed no one

[@pippo17173]

@Gerardo Mendez he did. Like really man, you think the issues would just disappear when it happened. I would not be surprised if op left out any info after that because it gets bad.

[@shadesofjade]

Story 1: Op has to know he’s the Ah. Why is he even asking? Daughter’s bf bullied op’s son, and when he confronted his family, dad was like ’not my circus,not my monkeys’ (but it was both his circus & his monkeys)and mom said ‘I love my daughter more than I love my son’ and both are surprised pikachu face that their actions have consequences. In this case, the son went no contact with his whole famn damily.

[@rosihantu1]

The daughter is most at faulty.

[@kathleentate8343]

I'm going thru the same thing. My son 41 and daughter in a fight. Been two years. They both are in the wrong, and right. I'm not getting into it. Now my daughter totally blames me. She calls, with love, but then ends the call, saying really nasty things. She the only victim, in her opinion.

[@randomusername3873]

At least they are adults. But it really depends on what happened

[@officiallytrist1360]

I'm just saying, if 2nd OP's girlfriend doesn't want her, then I'll happily take her on a date

[@amalzuhair4495]

I don't like how all of Reddit just rips into to people with their own personal frustrations. Ok OP's son might've still been bitter about the whole situation and their relationship might never heal but at least they're talking and on the road to recovery.

[@tamarak.8800]

Those a holes where family friends with his bully's parents.... Like, hopefully son lives a happy life apart from those psychos. Holy shit did they ever prioritize their own kid? And now the bully is dating daughter and all are fine with this....

[@theflamingolover6261]

As a fem lesbian the comments on the second story are so validating

[@hamdepaf6686]

Ok so to story 1 I am not quite sure if the harsh response is justifyed... First up people accusing them of ignoring the bullying, this may be the case, but often times kid's aren't open about being bullied to their parents. We do not know enough of the situation to make a jugement. Secoundly we really had no words from how the bully acted while dating his sister. He could have stayed an asshole, he may have been remorseful and may have tryed to build briges with him. Again, we simply do not know enough of the situation to make a jugment. (Honestly I am quite dissapointed the comments asked so litte and juged so much) HOWEVER, what we can judge is, that no matter the situation, not taking your son's side is the wrong move.

[@mwuahugz1115]

I dont get the comments that OP from story 1 get. Even if they were wrong and the son doesnt want anything to do with them, isnt the redemption path is to keep trying to reach out to him? Do commenters want the parents to just stop and forget him?

[@ajakuk1]

I think it socks for the dad. But op did the right thing. (Stry about the abandoned family)

[@bbureau12]

Hard to be 100% on the first. How young did the bullying occur and how severe was it? Is the bully repentant? If it's like 8, mild, and a solid yes, it's been 11 years and likely time to move on. If it was high school and shoving in lockers was involved then bully can eff himself. I say this as the young nerd who DID move on.

[@Kerry-qe8ul]

This is disgusting, I'd always side with my children. I can't understand siding with your child's bully I'd be furious I'd tell my daughter her bully boyfriend won't be setting food in my home and I'd not approve of the relationship. The dad is a spineless fence sitter. Poor bairn hasn't got anyone to fight for him.

[@HeoBaby24]

How is op acting like a jerk? In the 3rd story

[@mariajw4803]

Why be friends with the parents of your childs bully? He really didn't mean much for this sh tty family.

[@KubaRootz]

What is it about Reddit that loves making conflict worse. People are always assholes. They never actually give any advice to try and improve a relationship, it’s always “no contact”

[@hibiscusrose6074]

OP should have told the mother (harsh but true ) I am mot your husband abdctovtge sisters I am mit your father. I have been taking care of you all since I was 15. The audacity of tge manvto bring his other family to the meal how low can you get. Look at my other family we have done so well but anyway I have cancer. My response would have been AND??

[@cynthiaappleton4668]

So for the dying dad with the Big, C. We the victim, do not have to forgive so they the ButtWhole can move on or die with a happy go lucky feelings.i do not understand why people think it's the one person that was treated so badly, has to be the one to forgive, what the HELL kind of nonsence is that. And just because I don't forgive, that dose not make me bitter person, it makes me a smarter person. That's just my take on that story.

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

I hate the gf story 2 so much and I hate the assumptions about “lipstick lesbians”. It is so disgusting that the gf actually sent those nudes! And had the audacity to say she loves her? What a POS!

[@nightdweller6446]

S1 wow, what awesome parents and sibling.#Sarcasm. Ooh, let's support my child's bully over the child. What a pack of AHs. Glad the son's out of there, he's much better off without these trash pandas. YTA big time S2 some heroes are pink barbie 😉 good for her

[@mzamethodman7134]

Story 2 kinda petty ngl, just move on

[@carolrondou6161]

Glitter is the herpes of the crafting world

[@pezchef7577]

the commenters and even op are odd in story 3. while I understand the distain towards dad for a andoning the family. where is the mom in all this? she went full alcoholic and is still living off her son, who became the primary organizer of the house. mom abandoned the family as well, just not phyiscially. she is just a different colour of POS. imo.