I Walked Out On My Boyfriend After His Ex's Death Left Him As A Single Father r/Relationships

[@ebayrose]

That middle story has a further update. The husband's sister was visiting, he was keeping it secret because said sister is legally NOT supposed to be around children... Details of why that is weren't given, so we don't know if she has an obsessive mental disordered regarding kids, abused kids to the point she's not allowed near them, or is a pedo... Don't know if OP left her husband but the fact that he was letting his sister around them against the law means that OP would get full custody if they went that route.

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

Well, sh!t. That's awful! O_e

[@auntiejenn3315]

Story one, way to tell a person traumatized by parentification to "stop being a child" and step into a motherly role. Poor op

[@kentario1610]

If anything, he did her the favour of flying that red flag high and proud.

[@johnbradbury8610]

Op is a dumbass for forgiving her boyfriend, he is a manipulative AH.

[@wmdkitty]

@@kentario1610 The only red flags were hers.

[@Ecclectic_citcelccE]

All the while avoiding parenting his own kids, not even sharing the responsibility.

[@emeraldfire413]

​@wmdkitty oh no she didn't stay to become resentful of the kids and cause them more trauma. She had every right to leave. She didn't ask for that situation

[@cafebrianna]

Story 2 had an Update!! It’s the husbands sister that’s been coming over and taking care of the kids…and she’s a convicted child predator. The husband has been sneaking her in through the garage and wanted to reconnect with ner

[@gilzineto]

Just red the last update. She finally saw him the kids and the woman coming in on Ring cam while they were getting home when the kids were supossed to be at the daycare and him at work and guess what plot twist no one saw coming was.... Its her SIL, who was supossed to be living 3 states away had a court order and WAS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER!!!!!!!!!! Now thats what I call CINEMA!

[@rubymeaddle]

😮😮😮😮

[@nightstarstar1]

Omg 😱 that is insanity! Maybe a brain tumor would have been better or even an affair. Bless you for posting the update!

[@gilzineto]

@@nightstarstar1 wait wait wait wait... how would a brain tumor be better? Thats insane! Here, you can pick your spouse betraying you by going behind your back and having his sister whos a predator meeting your kids, and you can even separate and take good care of your kids, oooor you can pick having a life ending/ruining disease that will make your kids grow up without a mother figure and even allow your husband to bring his predator sister around to take care of them after youre gone...

[@crisf7125]

Yes that's it. I couldn't remember which one it was....

[@mbyerly9680]

I recall one Reddit story where the OP would lose chunks of time at night, and she was convinced her BF was drugging her and using her for sex. Her bedroom was infested with fleas or bedbugs, and she was having a bizarre reaction to their saliva.

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

There was a another one except it turned out the OP had a family history of schizophrenia.

[@C.L.Hinton]

Ooh, I remember that. It had me *horrified!* She was saying and doing things _with absolutely no memory of them._ She was convinced her bf was giving her roofies or something and he was happy she was letting him do that thing he liked that she didn't care for... If I were either of them, I don't know how I'd come back from that. How would you ever trust your memory again? Could you be sure your partner is REALLY consenting? No. Just no. No thank you.

[@kezzykizzy5386]

Story 1. He'll be married within the year or have some teenage girlfriend looking after those kids in a couple weeks

[@BbiBbii]

Notice how the first OP’s ex wouldn’t get a babysitter when OP needed it, but the second she’s gone he got one. It’s always crazy to me when a present parent manages to be a deadbeat. I’m starting to piece together exactly why he only saw the kids for vacations 💀

[@AngryReptileKeeper]

Dude clearly never wanted to be a father. He just wanted the social clout that comes with having kids. It's probably also does something for his ego that he got a woman to propagate his genes. He sounds like the sort to think that way.

[@B.Harper7]

So many women had to raise their siblings in the 80's and 90's, and aren't interested in being an only parent, while still married. They've seen how their fathers acted, even though "they were fantastic dad's" according to society. They don't want their mothers lives.

[@LoveK1]

@@B.Harper7yep! I truly believe that we only have so much energy to put into raising kids and too many parents used their kids energy on raising their own siblings. Those same parents are now pressuring the parentified child about grandchildren ignoring that they raised kids already and don’t have it in them to do it again.

[@damien678]

Markee laughing exasperantly and saying "I hate you!" After OP's ex said he doesn't know how to take care of kids... such a mood. Love the passion in your voice, too

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

I agree with Markee. There's books. There's sites. There's magazines. *About parenting.* 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Ospyro3em]

I really hope we get a conclusion to story 2, that sounds insane

[@pippo17173]

Ya like how is this not leading to him cheating? I'm legit worry it is a crazy girl who is unstable and mad because husband still refuse to leave her.

[@johnbradbury8610]

This story should never have been posted until it had a conclusion. The host must have been out drinking and didn't have anything better.

[@johnbradbury8610]

@@pippo17173 I don't know whos worse the host for taking the pointless story or Op for sending it.

[@Ospyro3em]

@johnbradbury8610 not all stories have a conclusion posted. As much as I hope to see an end, I don't see anything wrong with a cliffhanger story occasionally

[@jaymel4691]

I wonder if OP has some sort of a brain tumor or something and genuinely doesn't remember doing those things. I remember one story where the OP kept hearing a woman's voice and her husband talking to another woman but he always denied it- it turned out she had a brain tumor and the woman she was hearing was a hallucination.

[@katiecakesl4691]

Story 1: OP really needs to fully separate herself from that situation. The ex is still taking advantage of her, and has a lot of audacity to ask OP to help even after she left.

[@11darkraven11]

Story 1: Might be controversial but OP did the right thing by getting out of there. The ex didn't care about her wants at all. He shouldn't have had kids if the thought of living with kids made him so panicked

[@DominosAndHearts]

Agreed

[@kaykay8855]

Agreed.

[@SCP01986]

He absolutely wanted to shunt his responsibilities off onto her and have her be the unpaid babysitter.

[@LunaP1]

He called her "childish" and said SHE "needs to step up" when they're not even married and she didn't want to deal with kids. He's obviously the real reason his ex (first one) went to a different state for support from her family.

[@crawdaddy2004]

I don’t know how/why that would be a controversial opinion. If someone doesn’t want to be a parent and is put into a situation of being a parent isn’t good for anyone. What’s the alternative? Stay and end up resenting/hating the kids?

[@wildblue0]

Story 1: I wouldn't have given up my apartment. It doesn't take that long to find them a doctor, therapists, and daycare. And it would've been somewhere to escape to after he got home.

[@wildblue0]

Markee, you're half right. I expect ex will try to parentify her again. But she's doing right by the kids. Hopefully, they're in therapy, and the therapist can help them disentangle without feeding abandoned.

[@wildblue0]

As for the tampon story... there are nanny cams made to look like teddy bears she could get for the kids' rooms. There's also a digital photo frame with a built in nanny cam she could put in their bedroom.

[@insideoutcabbage]

Lmfao I love the way Markee just goes off the rails 😂 “He’s not real! That bathroom is not real!”

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

Better than an art room.

[@smilingbandit6900]

@@bonefetcherbrimley7740 with a couch in it^^

[@jbgra2566]

Markee you have a real talent for finding stories that make me think "wtf did I listen to" all the time

[@StarRose108]

Story 1: I feel so bad for the kids. 6 and 4 is really young. Being that little and your mom dies, so you're moved in states away with your dad who you don't see that much and he just kinda pawns you off on basically a stranger, and the stranger just walks out on you too? Those poor babies. NTA OP, but everybody loses here.

[@robertx8020]

I bet the dad sees it as a win ..he can blame OP and play the 'poor me' card and hope on some sympathy from his family

[@deifieddata4462]

A stranger can't walk out on you, there was nothing to walk out of

[@AngryReptileKeeper]

@@robertx8020 Oh god, you just _know_ this dude will try and use that as a sob story to bait young, naïve women into pity-dating him.

[@lorianabanana6066]

Last story: I work as a tech on a med surge floor in a hospital. So we get everything from C19 to UTI's to someone with dementia fell to random infections/surgeries. Yesterday I spent all day trying to explain to someone that no- the wall behind their bed didn't open up and I couldn't move their recliner into it. It's a solid wall and there are more patients on the other side. Also we weren't at their house and couldn't go watch TV in their Great Room. I felt so bad for them. They could still talk coherently and remembered me from earlier interactions- but just couldn't understand WHERE they were. It must feel like being gaslighted 24/7 by everyone around you while everything slowly becomes more & more confusing. Getting old sucks, but early onset dementia is just merciless and f^cked up.

[@DominosAndHearts]

Omg markee the laugh & "i hate you" at 7:44 😅😂 couldn't have said it better myself 😅

[@katphish30]

"I don't know how to take care of a sick kid!" They're your kids. LEARN.

[@s.r.j.4458]

Last two stories remind me of a guy either on AITA or relationship advice, who was confused about his wife's inconsistent behavior, specifically leaving rude notes to him on the door every morning, and denying it whenever confronted verbally. At first people were telling him she was gaslighting him, but then it turned out he was the one having a psychotic break and was diagnosed with, iirc, schizophrenia. There weren't ever any notes.

[@nikilampley9322]

Why do I like it so much when Markee goes off about a story?

[@potatoempress5731]

Story 1 : The poor kids though. Nobody wanted them which is sad af. I hope they will find people who love them.

[@robertx8020]

This is 100% on the dad! Not on OP!

[@fabianbiere5653]

​@@robertx8020excuse me did he kill his ex? No however ofc neither expected this and her feelings are valid but just dipping out like this while he's experiencing hardships

[@robertx8020]

@@fabianbiere5653 "did he kill his ex" ? What kind of remark is that?? How would that even be relevant? HE decided that OP would raise his kids!! How is that not on him? He ven guilttripped her , how is that not on him? He took no effort to help op raising HIS kids ..how is that not on him?

[@JMac7395]

STORY 2: If I remember correctly, it turned out the husband was allowing another woman to watch their kids. I can't remember if it was his sister or a female friend. But OP eventually found out & the husband tried dismissing the truth as "not a big deal" after pretending that he didn't know what OP was complaining about for weeks. The woman turned out to be on the sex offenders list, which the husband knew about.

[@carolroberts4614]

She was his sister.

[@divinebitter1638]

There was a final update for story 2. I say was because it was removed by the mods but the comments make clear that husband was letting his formally estranged sister come over and not telling OP. Why was this a problem? His Sister is a Registered Sex Offender with a predilection for small kids. She was allowed to change the little one and watch the girls alone.😮

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

...I hope OP took full custody of those children. *That man and his depraved sister are a danger to them!!!* 😨😨😨

[@Mama_Bear_of_3]

Story 2. First, as for the tampon in between the car cushions and in OP drawer, that is classic mistress acts 101. Mistresses are well known to leave one of their items in a place where they know the wife will find it and knows its not their. OP did say that due to her contraception, she doesn't get her period. So it's not likely that one of her kids, let's say, got into her purse and took the tampons out. Although there was one time when my twins were 4, and they snuck into my bedroom, then my bathroom. Parents will get this, but kids being noisy is what a parent wants. Because when suddenly your kids go from loudly playing to completely quiet, we know they are up to something. So, suddenly, my kids became very quiet, and when I hunted them down and found them, I busted out laughing. They were so proud that they found "airplanes" that could stick to the wall. So, they were busy decorating Mama's and Daddy's bedroom. What airplanes might you ask? They found my sanitary pads, opened them up, and then decorated our wall with the airplanes Mama had hiding in her bathroom! Lol. As for the onsie and clip. OP needs to look at the daycare concerning the clip and onsie. When my kids were in daycare I cant even count the number of time that my kids clothes would disappear, or when o e of my kids had an accident at daycare, and came home wearing clothes I didn't leave in their clean up bag. It's quite possible that the tampon issue and onsie issue are two different things that just so happened to occur in the same time period.

[@untitled-gv3qp]

But with the onsie and clip she couldn't have gotten it from daycare unless the husband took her there against the OPs wishes and knowledge. He claims that she wasn't around anyone and that no one changed her clothes or did her hair. If he did take her to daycare while she's still recovering from being sick then it brings up the question of why. Why did he get the kid out of the house and lie about it?

[@tinazimmer4304]

That's my thought too... OPs mistress is leaving clues for the wife

[@PinkMarshmallows]

It's not a mistress, but I really wish it was. It's much worse. OP posted a final update today.

[@untitled-gv3qp]

@@PinkMarshmallows What was really going on? Edit: nevermind, I managed to find the post myself. Apparently the husband was letting his pdf file sister around the kids and gaslighting the OP into oblivion to avoid telling her. Even using her past trauma to do it. This dude let a woman that molested another young family member for years take care of the OPs kids overnight without supervision and allowed her to change their baby's clothes. The OP found out because the doorbell camera caught the two walking up to the front door hand in hand with the kids like a happy family "which just has weird/gross incesty vibes considering the guy even let her sleep in their bed and she could've been molesting the husband as a kid as well". That marriage would be over. I'd see if I could get full custody too because it's obvious that the husband doesn't care about his kids wellbeing. And those poor girls are too young to vocalize if anything actually happened to them or not.

[@catherinecox573]

BF really thought he should be allowed to re-traumatize OP and turn the knife in her childhood trauma to avoid his responsibilities 🙄 GF is not their new mommy! She was never the one who needed to "step up"! What planet is he living on? I wanna slap him, fr fr

[@mewmedic]

People are congradulating the woman for standing up to her boyfriend has me feeling crazy. She never oficially broke up with him, let herself get guilt tripped by him, went back to taking care of his kids (just part time instead of full time like he originally wanted.) She lost big time. She's still trapped, it's just not the exact trap her boyfriend planned.

[@parisisaprincesss]

after the newest update, turns out story 2 is even WORSE than any of us imagined!

[@kirtemoon529]

Gonna be thinking about story 2 all day now 😂 Hope you’re feeling better, Markee ❤

[@Phantombucketmouse]

OP's BF legit thought he was just gonna shunt all his responsibilities off on her and gaslight her into making her Mommy number 2.

[@kanelovec4315]

At this point there isn't a relationship anymore. Dude drop her as a girlfriend and made her a replacement "mother" for his kid. I wouldn't be surprised he was planing to abandon the kids with op and move out with new girl or he start cheating because she not giving what he "needs."

[@tashacooper1753]

Cheating is better than a brain tumor is the best worst sentence

[@Mario-SunshineGalaxy64]

OP gave an inch and her ex (?) took a mile, I think I can guess why his previous relationship didn’t work out. Nonetheless, I’m happy to hear that OP got out and her maybe bf did some self reflection. I just hope things get better for him so he can be a better parent to his children.

[@pippo17173]

Ya like it seems the bf or ex now, is trying to get a girl to parentified so he wouldn't be the one to be the disappointment.

[@johnbradbury8610]

Op is still in his life, she's not very bright.

[@league-of-shadows]

There is a reason why the kids were with their now dead mom full time. He never wanted responsibility and now that he’s forced he passes it off to OP knowing her history. He’s 100% the AH. Shocked if he doesn’t marry quickly with anyone else to push his kids off on her.

[@alejandrocarneirorios4024]

Story 1: "Update 10 years in the future: I attached too much to the kids and I'm jealous of their actual stepmom"

[@19nmiller1]

*MARKEE!!* Glad youre back my man!! I hope all is well and that you take all the time you need I remember reading the second story a while ago, when there was only that first update. I was curious but was like "eh, its not too weird of a story, theres a lot of explanations" and kinda forgot about it. Now, I'm fully immersed and need to know how this saga plays out. Its so bizarre and nothing makes total sense. Like if its an affair, why would the AP be so blatant about their presence but also still not come right out and tell OP? You'd think if they were trying to cover their tracks, theyd just use the clothes that the husband/family already has for the kid. If its a tumor or mental illness, why would OP use clothes that she knows she hates and is certain shes never seen before? Its one thing to forget you changed the baby, which is plausible. It's entirely different to forget buying/inheriting a new outfit, in the style that you despise no less, then dress your child in it while doing their hair too. Its just too many steps in too many different environments to totally forget. Theres a lot of coincidences too. If it is something benign like the daycare mixing up the clothes, then whats up with the tampons? If the tampons are the AP's or sister's, then whats up with the clothes? I dont even care if this story is fake, I need a satisfying conclusion lol

[@DominosAndHearts]

Story 1 NTA! The boyfriend is the a hole for expecting her to play happy instant families and not taking into consideration how SHE feels about it all nor consulting with her THE PARTNER first

[@invisigoth510]

Story 3: that was insane. I checked the original post & it was under Glitch in the matrix Most glitch stories can be explained as some type of illness-physical or mental I responded to one guy where he described what sounded like a retina detachment-I hope he went to the emergency room otherwise he’s likely blind now

[@xelectrix]

I'm reminded of another reddit story that I think Markee covered where a girl also thought her BF was cheating on her with a coworker. She was sure she was hearing them have phone conversations in other rooms and had seen her in their neighborhood. Turns out she was having seizures or something?

[@immortalsofar5314]

I did hear about some kids whose uncle had this old wardrobe... ;-)

[@sidhedanu]

I almost spit out my drink at the blooper. 😂😂

[@kixi8033]

1. ESH. He should be taking care of his kids in their time of need and she shouldn't be getting into relationships with single parents if she doesn't want to take on any kind of parental role. I will never understand why parents get into relationships with people who don't want to be any kind of parent and why childfree people get into relationships with parents.

[@coureenlawrence4915]

I agree with you. Never date anyone with young kids if you don't want kids. I don't understand it either.

[@heatherdickau5335]

Last story I thought roommates were messing with OP by changing closet.

[@annhans3535]

Question is, why is boyfriend struggling? He broke up a while ago and yes, she is the mother of his children but why is he struggling so much that he can't care for his kids. It seems to me like he is just trying to pawn them off to OP.

[@bloonh8tr619]

Thank you for the upload Markee, I hope you're doing better and took the time you needed. If you need more time, we understand

[@BruinPhD2009]

Absolutely! Everyone needs the chance to recharge.

[@PinkMarshmallows]

MARKEE!! There's a final update to story 2! And it's WAY worse than the husband cheating!! Posted 2 hours ago!

[@yasmincooper2791]

For the second story - the lady ended up being the husbands sister who was BANNED FROM THE STATE FOR BEING A REGISTERED CHILD SEX OFFENDER and he’d been sneaking her around the kids for almost a YEAR. he even suggested at one point that she was suffering from PPD instead of fessing up. She found out because they accidentally used the ring doorbell one time and it got caught on camera (sister in law, husband and BOTH THE DAUGHTERS) - every other time they’d gone through a different entrance. Oh also he’d left the kids ALONE WITH HER. Wild.

[@PinkMarshmallows]

Story 3: OMG! That plot twist! I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[@Lqtech00]

Story 1: I feel like if you don't want kids, don't get involved with someone who has school aged kids period. Nothing's guaranteed and who's to say if she were to move in with the bf that she'd naturally fall into parenting responsiblities. Just not worth the risk. Glad she got out.

[@pippo17173]

Ya especially when you hear stories how certain people would trap them like this, especially if the victim in question has a bad past which only makes them even more crappy.

[@justMariL]

Exactly this!

[@Nevertoleave]

Not everyone who dates moves in together or gets married. Sometimes people date but are completely happy having their own separate homes. There was zero expectation of her caring for the kids until vacation dad decided to try and give her a field promotion so he could slack off

[@gaywerewolf1294]

@@Nevertoleave okay, and? that doesn't take away from the fact that she was dating someone with kids. what did she expect? to never interact with the kids? to never hold hands while crossing the sidewalk? lmfao

[@locusxe1411]

⁠@@gaywerewolf1294I mean she didn’t have a problem with interacting with them. She literally said she was in the cool aunt role. And the ex didn’t even have custody of the kids so why would she one day expect she’d randomly have to take care of them? And I don’t wanna hear that bs about it was always a possibility. I agree that she shouldn’t date someone with kids if she doesn’t want any but they ain’t married

[@yukineko5613]

Hope you are as okay as it is possible in your situation. Take it slow, take your time. Much love ❤️

[@LemonyFresh2000]

That very last story. Oml. I couldn't imagine my living space changing so drastically and solidly. I'd think I was going crazy for sure, especially since a newly installed bathroom and one that's been in use are vastly different in detail.

[@helolady922]

Its crazy that he thinks she shoud automatically be better at parenting his kids when she has only known them for a few months and only met them twice but he has been there father all their lives.

[@DanniSoRude]

Update on tampon story: It was the husband's sister! Hubby was letting her see his kids without OPs knowledge because SIL is a sex offender and recovering addict that was supposed to be unable to leave her state! He got caught by the RING doorbell🤦🏾‍♀️

[@notmyname9191]

Everyone is talking about the first story, but I completely forgot about it and am dazed over the last two. Jesus

[@bethb4432]

The person asking if the young kids could have moved around the tampons reminded me of when my then 3 year old covered an entire chair with pantiliners and showed it off to me proudly. 😂

[@lianabaddley8217]

😂 my son would open my pads just all over the bathroom floor! Funny thing, my 2 daughters never "played" with those, but did love to plaster any and All bandaids everywhere. Especially doorknobs for some reason 🤔. The older 1 had a scratch and conned a bandaid out of her grandpa. The younger 1 felt she also needed 1 so she found a red marker and drew an owie so he just had to give her 1 as well.

[@carolineadams7283]

Cheek of him to demand a apology from op what a crap human

[@AprilSunshine]

YTA for covering the tampon story without an end! 😂

[@aduckofsomesort]

Identical tampons…. It really isn’t hard to imagine multiple people use the same brand since there’s not many options.

[@CatLoverX74]

Story 1 he was still being manipulative when he said the kids miss you. I need you aka I need you to take care of my kids so I don’t have to. I wouldn’t be friends with him I’d cut off that relationship all together. I believe he will continue to try to get her to take care of the kids.Step up and grow up? She should’ve said that to him! They’re not her kids! She’s not their stepmom! They’re not even married! 🙄

[@SCP01986]

Bingo, that was absolutely emotional blackmail.

[@deballen7031]

Please, I'm begging for any and all updates to the tampon story, I feel so invested in this now! 😃

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

The husband let someone who shouldn't be around children in: his own sister.

[@habituallearner7680]

Huge NTA. OP told him from the get-go that she would not be a parent. Yeah he tried every trick in the book to try to guilt-trip her into doing it. He is the AH. They are his and they are his responsibility not OPs. I'm glad this OP had a spine and got out of a situation that would only have ruined her life. To those who say "what about the kids?" I'm sure OP's ex will love it when they (the commenters) offer free childcare for life.

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

Last story: 🎶I'm a tumor, I'm a tumor, I'm a tumor! Oh, oh, oh! I am a tumor!🎶

[@naimamorgan6209]

That man needs to focus on raising his kids. Quit sniffing around trying to groom another mother and get to know your own kids,dude.

[@panicwithcompulsion]

My guess for story 2? There's some sort of missing information. If they're estranged from one of the mothers, maybe the father has been inviting her over to see the kids without telling the wife because he knew she would (probably rightfully) be against it. Giving a small kid a new outfit is exactly something a grandma would want to do, along with a hair clip. Additionally, if the mother had been cut off for toxic behavior, especially if it was the wife who cut the mother off, it would make sense to plant tampons everywhere the husband wouldn't look but the wife would to try to cause issues. I also liked the guess someone else made about it being the husband doing drugs or something else he wants to hide from the wife and hiring a sitter without telling the wife.

[@PinkMarshmallows]

Nope! It's worse! She posted a final update today!

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

Even worse. It's the husband's recovering addict sister. Who's in the sex offenders' list. For touching a young family member. And the husband has been letting her meet the kids and leaving them with her. Alone. *I f@cking hate it here.* 😀

[@EnDB]

Awww best friend. Kids can be such sweethearts.

[@fufufuaru]

WOI I NEED AN UPDATE TO STORY 2

[@francissobotka8725]

Op in story 2 needs cameras asap.

[@carlospizarro915]

7:43 Same Markee, same🤣🤣🤣

[@Enderslegend]

Story 2: I usually give the benefit of the doubt but there’s been an uptick of “I thought husband was having an affair but it was actually brain tumor/schizophrenia/carbon monoxide” stories lately and this one just reads like a Lifetime Original. Whole thing is someone writing a short story.

[@telinhajp]

Hi, Markee! I'm glad you're feeling better. We missed you. おやすみ。❤️🤗😴

[@samx36]

I hope the 1st OP creates more boundaries and can see that their ex is not someone who will respect her and her choices

[@marecort3697]

OMG-segue of the friggin year with the last 2 stories! Nice blooper!

[@OpticalArxenal]

The last newest update to story 2 is -wild- and -almost- worse than cheating, unholy fuckery.

[@venusbleu5764]

The delusion, audacity, projection, and entitlement of this guy is frightening. Run OP

[@DragonbornMike-ym2er]

Story 2: My bet is that it's the jealous coworker trying to convince OP her husband is cheating so she can swoop in and take him after the divorce. Or it was an affair but husband realized what coworker was up to and called it off. Though I would've thought things would've escalated more if that's the case.

[@flamenmartialis6839]

I wonder if the Op have any single bff. As one who have listen to RP clip one thing you hear is that if a woman have single friends they may be jealous of her relation and trying to sabotage it.

[@PinkMarshmallows]

Nether. I really wished he was cheating, but it's much worse than what we all thought. She posted her final update today.

[@sapphicgeek24]

Honestly, it's best for the kids that they're not around an adult that resents them and their father. It could do real emotional damage.

[@flamelily2086]

Story 1 NTA. OP did the right thing. She said from the start of the relationship that she didn't want children. The bf was using OP as an unpaid nanny and he needs to step up and be a father. I feel sorry for the children but OP is not responsible for them. The bf needs to understand that although raising children is challenging it also has rewards especially if he works on his relationship with his kids. I gather from the comments that some people aren't satisfied with the ending. I think it is a good ending. OP will still see the children from time to time but as a fun aunt. The children have lost their mother and they got used to OP. When the little girl asked if she could still be her best friend it tugged at my heartstrings. The child is clearly fond of OP and it would be hard on the child to suddenly be cut off from OP.

[@tuckersontim]

That blooper had be dieing

[@mayaya1613]

Thanks for posting so early!! Hope you’re doing ok!!!!

[@heatherjones2701]

OP shouldn't get into any relationship where the partner is a parent, no matter the kids living situation. Because anything could happen to change it, such as it. OP was right in leaving, but shouldn't have gotten with him period!

[@PaintSplashProductions]

I honestly think the ending of story 2 will be either brain tumor, schizophrenia or the mistress the husband is seeing is actually insane became who the hell would touch no well change a stranger's daughter?

[@quartzskull8772]

Someone who's willing or even wants to be a step parent

[@PinkMarshmallows]

That would have been the best outcome, but no. OP posted a final update today, and I really wished he was cheating. But it's much, much worse. He put the kids in danger, and I'm angry on OP's behalf.

[@itscmznews180]

Story 1. Op has her right. But those poor babies. Id like to think I would be the type who could step in and comfort and love them during that time. Poor babies .

[@nimisilverbird1239]

Go to the courthouse and they have infor on each house. It will state how many bathrooms. And any permits to add more. See if it matches up.

[@EnDB]

The laughing killed me

[@franciebelcher4594]

S1.💯 NTA! Had a very similar experience with my XF. Did the boundaries talk, expressed my concerns about my abilities to help with a kid, but my X went back on his word, then I was the bad guy 4 "not stepping up". Except, I did, just not to my Xs standards, even though he didn't help at all. This sucks, I sincerely hope OP is alright

[@coureenlawrence4915]

Why would you date someone with kids if you didn't want kids? That doesn't make any sense.

[@Mykie222]

Story 1: He's a butthole but I dont think OP shouldve even gotten together. If you dont want to be a parent, i dont think you should date a parent. Also this make me wonder if parents who dont have their kids 24/7 consider their children when choosing their partner. She was right on leaving and i hope she doesn't date anymore parents (unless the kids are older).

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

OP didn't foresee that those kids were going to lose their mother. Good thing the ex revealed he's a deadbeat.

[@coureenlawrence4915]

​@@user-fg4tn8ot6bNo, she didn't, but if you don't want kids, you don't date someone with young kids regardless.

[@TossBoy]

sometimes i wonder if we are watching markee crack like an egg in real time

[@IReadTooMuchCrap]

I cannot wait for the ending of the tampon conclusion.

[@PinkMarshmallows]

It's much worse than what we all thought. She posted a final update today, and the husband (hopefully STBX) put the kids in danger.

[@IReadTooMuchCrap]

That's awful. :(@@PinkMarshmallows

[@rhondasisco-cleveland2665]

Coming from a home where emotions weren’t allowed, I disagree with the assumption that dad was a lazy, selfish jerk. Boys are commonly mentally abused like I was. From the time they are toddlers they are told they aren’t even allowed to cry. “You have nothing to cry about!”, “Dry it up or I’m going to take my belt off.”, or “ Stop crying, or I’ll give you something to cry about.”, are normal things kids hear in A LOT of homes. They grow up with no training in how to soothe THEMSELVES & yet society OBVIOUSLY expects them to manage not only their emotions in a healthy way, but (as we see here) also those of grieving children! If you want to assign blame, the way we, as a society, treat our boys is the guilty party. That he expected OP to handle that is not unsurprising, when in homes girls are comforted and moms are (in a decent situation) comforting. When that’s all he’s seen, how is he the AH? This was a society driven incident. We as a society have to change these things, not just “man shame”. SMH- no ah here. (OP just needs stronger boundaries, and she’s got that covered.)

[@neolibertarian5492]

Story 1: OPs BF wanted her to provide free childcare because she’s the woman.

[@primus_plays]

Keep the same energy as story 1 when it comes to guys and single moms

[@twiggygrl84]

Love spoopy season backgrounds Markee!!!

[@QuayHollywood]

Gald to see you're back Markee and sorry about your pup. But this episode was a trip

[@diyannastar90]

Story 2 has a final update!! it was her SIL, who is a registered sex offender and drug addict😳 She did secretly install a camera and saw his sister and him going through the front door.

[@thesewinggeekmiri9029]

oh chist story #3 is like the locked pickle box in the fridge all over again

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

3:08 one of my favorite Reddit posts, cuz dude really thought this and tried to say his ex was a deadbeat.

[@diamcole]

S1: Shitty situation but OP did the right thing, in the long run. Only thing I think she should consider is whether it’s wise to be with someone with kids when you’re child free. Seems like a set up waiting to happen and something to avoid in the future.

[@Maestrosendgame]

I don’t think it would’ve been an issue if he didn’t try make her a mom when she clearly said she didn’t want that

[@diamcole]

@@Maestrosendgame I think entering into a relationship where one is adamantly child free and the other has children is a relationship with a "rocky foundation" at the outset. There are fundamental incompatibilities at play. The person with kids will need to prioritize them/their development but that's not the responsibility of the person who is child free - especially if they have boundaries around even raising children. Makes sense that a 24 year old wouldn't necessarily consider all of this at the start of the relationship, OP isn't at fault, but I doubt she'll date someone with children going forward which is probably best given her very valid boundaries.

[@micahmussman-watts1478]

Story 1 OP. Lawd child 🏃‍♂️ and youre definitely going to have to cut contact. Hes weaponizing the kids against you!

[@goofyjohn6191]

Story 1 , thank god you left he dodged an artillery shell.

[@annanas9122]

Story 1. Well, I'm usually quite biased against people like OP, but I have to agree her ex messed up enough for me not to consider her an asshole. I'm sorry for the kids the most, though.

[@michealwatts7469]

The only thing Id say OP is TAH for is attempting to be with this guy when he had kids. If they had gotten married she would have been a step mom essentially and a possibility that kids dont come more frequently isnt a possibility for you? The Ex’s issue was his handling of it but I guess at the same time he had kids, thats his responsibility and I assume he’s overwhelmed. Not an excuse just the reasoning of being a single parent.

[@KadeStringer2.0]

Shut up

[@fred_derf]

Why would someone having an affair with your husband leave a tampon in your drawer? That seems like an unlikely scenario.

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

I hate when people call grilling out a bbq