OP Gave Her Parents a Ultimatum After They Refused To Tell Her Why They Were Divorcing. The Truth...

00:00 1st story:
AITA for telling my parents that if they won’t tell me the truth, I’ll assume the worst of them (u/revenant-rising in r/AmItheAsshole15:52 2nd stoey:
AITAH for Thinking There's a Hidden Affair Between My Husband and Best Friend? (u/throwaway_maria12421 in r/AITAH)
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[@karinefonte516]

Story 1: Girl, you need to become a detective. You got the instincts, the no-nonsense attitude, the skills. The FBI is missing a talent!

[@miceltusav88]

She ain't corrupt enough for the alphabet agencies

[@PGHFilter]

Don't suggest the Feds what the f is wrong with you

[@agx8447]

Funny how a 14 year old is smarter than most redditors. She’s in no way TA and is totally justified in everything she’s done

[@IanLong03]

My thoughts exactly

[@unpocoloco369]

I think they were trying to protect her from what was happening. Regardless of her intelligence, she's a child and deserves to continue living as one instead of getting involved in adult affairs. To be fair, I was the same at her age, so I can't blame her. NTA

[@kathyhallock2528]

Sounds like this kid is going to be a great detective one day.

[@thorcadail5812]

The YTA ruling for Story 1 is wild. OP didn't ask to be born nor was able to choose their family. That was all the result of their parents. OP had a right to know why their life was changed significantly. That is their business. The parents' actions have consequences. You can't say you're absolved of telling the truth when your actions affected the person. To tell the op that they were in the wrong for wanting an explanation is absurd. Its their life and they have a right to know about things in their life. Its like someone telling a person to practice a religion. If the person asks why they should, you don't call them the AH when they want reason as to whether or not they should practice said religion. Its ridiculous.

[@BaeBunni]

Also that also implies the commenters are defending the dad being a kid diddler.

[@personwithaquestion1800]

The critical point that's missing is that they decided OP is TA before the news about the parent minor situation. For forcing her parents to tell her why they were divorcing, trying to snoop and be intrusive. But as an objective person - her original post did not show them as shady characters, just parents who wanted to hide secrets from their child. I suspected maybe OP was AP child or one of them had another child with AP etc. The minor and stalking issues were so unexpected

[@ashencloak667]

Yeah, all that stuff that happened after she went snooping proved why it's important to give details to your kids during separation. Especially when they are grown ass teenagers. It can be complicated sometimes but if you're going to completely upend your kid's life then your privacy takes a back seat. A minimal explanation required. Otherwise, it's safe for the kid to assume the worst.

[@MalchiorDhar]

Nah, it's definitely them being TA before the extra information is revealed. It's incredibly douchey to coerce your parents to reveal information like that just so you can have someone to blame and vent your anger on.

[@MegaHarvickFan29]

Story 2: Husband needs to divorce and find a better wife. She will not remain loyal to him or stand up for him.

[@HailCzr]

The 14yr old in Story one is NTA. I totally get it.....especially considering the shit it turned out they were doing.

[@Maninawig]

I am not even done S2, but I can summarize a TLDR: Maria keeps making advances that makes my husband uncomfortable, but I never make her stop. But now that she claims to have succeeded, I am again choosing to trust her more than my husband and all the evidence history has proven.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Lmao dead on

[@demonvictim]

S2 so you would rather believe a extensive drama queen who constantly hits on your husband then the guy who literally keeps saying keep her away from me.

[@ianmoritzplatapino3684]

The husband must leave her asap. She will never believe him the trust is irreparably broken.

[@BaeBunni]

@@ianmoritzplatapino3684 I feel bad for the next guy. She will never see Maria truly as the instigator and just think she is bad at picking guys.

[@cavey001]

S1: Wish I was a boss like this at 14.

[@MikeSVZ]

True.

[@prophetofthemightysquirrel5434]

You would be advised by predditors to get "therapy", because of your distinct ability to think for yourself, which is an anomaly in this day and age.

[@Doloboi22]

That child will be a hell of a lawyer or an investigator good God lol

[@SirBroadsword]

@@prophetofthemightysquirrel5434 "You control my every move, tell me what to say, what to think. What to eat, what to say. What to think, what to eat. Then when I show a glimmer of independent thought, you strap me down, inject me with drugs, call it a treatment." Completely agree with you, mate. Assuming the whole story isn't fake from start to finish (which is always more likely than not on Reddit, let's be honest with ourselves), OP's unwavering commitment to the truth is extremely laudable.

[@Halfcocked1222]

Lawyers who break into opposing party's computers aren't going to be lawyers after they get caught

[@low-keydrama1260]

Story 1: I remember this one! And oooo boy did the comments of the initial post pissed me off. The way they talked down to OP like “Look KID you clearly don’t know how life or relationships work, so mind your own business.” WTH? OP just had her life turned upside down and wants to know why. I wonder how those initial commenters feel after the truth came out.

[@lindah3803]

It's safe to say that everyone was surprised by what was exposed. OPs situation didn't turn out to be the "standard" Divorce.

[@artistmaybe3259]

Yeah I was so shocked as I listened to it like it’s not an unfair thing OP wanted. Just a reason. As parents you kind of owe it to your kid to give them SOME kind of reason.

[@low-keydrama1260]

⁠@@artistmaybe3259exactly. If OP was 8 or younger, I can get not telling her. She’s too young to understand fully, but OP is 14. Old enough to understand more clearly on relationships. OP is young yes, but old enough to not be babied or coddled from the truth

[@_juju_jojo_]

S2 womp womp He was making it obvious he did not like Maria yet you forced him to be friendly with her

[@HeoBaby24]

doesn't matter you shouldn't cheat

[@kpopdisco2330]

​@@HeoBaby24again Did he cheat or are you falling for the okey-doke ​

[@jamesplayzreviews]

@@HeoBaby24 He didn't cheat either, I remember this story. Mrs. "I trust my husband" is too insecure to actually trust her husband. That and Maria's story conveniently paints him in a bad light. OP needs to cut Maria out of her life and actually trust her husband. Dude did nothing wrong in this story and is now being treated like an assaulter or a cheater. If the husband actually cheated he would've said in the Facebook dms "No" rather than "What are you talking about?" because at the time he had no idea his wife was even looking at the dms. Maria just wants to create drama.

[@stillscrimmaging283]

S1: OP is NTA. I wish I asked more questions when my parents divorced. I spent a lot of time thinking it was my fault only to find out that my parents had troubles of their own.

[@juliearmfield2634]

Story 1. Nta. I totally get O.P. It's easier and safer to deal with the devil that you know then the devil that you don't

[@Taygon45]

Yeah I don't get why people called them TA. They wanted the truth and knew that they were hiding something big. Turns out they were both cheating in illegal ways.

[@karinefonte516]

And the attempts to gaslight and deceive her while not at all doing shady things were baffling. Not to mention she became this cinical and proactive due to the parents she's got - a cazy stalker for a mother, a creep and a p3d0 for a father! And she knows all of this because she snooped, nobody came clean, much on the contrary!

[@jorijoestar4998]

OPs life is crashing all around her. She is not TA for wanting to know what's going on.

[@unclelink]

That is why you get the full story before casting judgement. Everyone who said Story 1 OP is the a--hole need to re-evaluate their morality compasses.

[@oz-sixx1622]

S2 "you need to be nice to her" and then when he was she starts regretting it, gtfo op you asked for this and now your upset and can't trust either of them her husband needs to leave her dumba$$ and be with someone who won't push him when he's uncomfortable in a situation

[@BinNurEmma]

Why does nobody mention that even in their private messages, the husband told maria that he didn't know what she is talking about. If he actually cheated, why should he lie there? And why would his shirt be in his wifes room when we instandly went into marias room and they got naked there? Marias story just doesn't add up. Im not saying there is no way he cheated, but his story is more convincing

[@johnnyhall9154]

S2, she has never trusted her husband, only Maria

[@ARcinder]

UPDATE STORY 2. Friend lied... No one surprised, OP is an ass.

[@jasminedavis3030]

Story 1: The initial comments pissed me off so bad, how is OP TA for just wanting clear cut answers, how she went about it was really mature and thought out. But the update holy crap BOTH parents are unhinged, dad is a POS groomer/pedo & sounds like he’s going to be put on a s*x offender registry & mom is a psycho stalker.

[@RepellentJeff]

“Although I was drunk, I remember all the details.” Horse. Shit.

[@_juju_jojo_]

If it wasn't for her personality and the text it probably would've been believable. To bad op is too stupid too see that

[@Maninawig]

"I was forcing everyone to drink tequila, I was too drunk to concent, but he definitely wasn't and took advantage" the more you dig, the more porous the story becomes.

[@JustinAdamson270]

You remember shit when you're drunk stop playing victim

[@_juju_jojo_]

@@JustinAdamson270 that’s assuming she’s even a victim numb-nuts. Everything points to the contrary

[@Lloyd_Jane]

S1: yta? wtf… op’s parents *should tell the op why, if they don’t then they’re the AH. Edit: holy shit. Op’s dad being a pedo, and the wife is home-wrecker. My god what at a shit show. Edit: *groomer.

[@lindah3803]

The family will figure out that OP is the one who exposed her Dad. Her aggression from the get go gives her away.

[@cameron765]

He's not a pedo

[@Lloyd_Jane]

@@cameron765 🤨

[@rolandhansen812]

@@cameron765 I'm going to sort of agree with you. Having sex with a 17 year old doesn't necessarily make you a pedo. It's illegal but not indicative of his desires. I don't know why people think doing sexual things with a 17 year old makes you a pedo, but if you wait three weeks when she turns 18 it's suddenly OK. I do get that there needs to be some line for legal purposes, but someone doesn't magically become mature one day just because they have a birthday.

[@FroggyGirlDreams]

​@@rolandhansen812pedo by law? No. Groomer? Yes.

[@sohanpanda]

S1: Nta might have been debatable but YTA was wrong even before any of the updates. Her life is about to completely change and she has the right to know why. Her parents can be demanding and not her ? After updates NTA is a guarantee

[@Thaddius0]

Reddit: everything Maria says is bullshit. heres some flaws in her narrative OP: I dont know what to believe. im trying to think of every small detail I might be missing Reddit: seriously, wtf?

[@vocalvessel.]

OP in story 1 is going to grow up to be a total badass, shes 14 by the way.

[@pahhw1533]

op is story 2 is so frustrating to me her husband says: she is flirting with me and i hate that op: please be nicer maria: we had a night together op: oh no he cheats on me

[@juliearmfield2634]

Story 2. Yta. Ops husband stressed how he did not like snakes and she invited the biggest manipulative sneaky snake in her own garden. Knowing she is a snake. I can't feel sorry for her

[@HeoBaby24]

he still shouldn't have cheated

[@kpopdisco2330]

​@@HeoBaby24 Did he cheat or are you falling for the okey-doke ​

[@HeoBaby24]

@@kpopdisco2330 okay in my defense i thought it was a different story

[@juliearmfield2634]

@@HeoBaby24 i do that to sometimes. Lol

[@HeoBaby24]

@@juliearmfield2634 lol yah

[@macylouwho1187]

I was SO this kid in story one when I was young 😂. I remember scrounging for change during book fairs to buy just one more book if I could while other kids were buying cheap hand toys and novelty pencil eraser tops. I had a Shakespeare sonnet memorized in my last year of middle school. I can still recite it to this day. I studied geology books in grade school, trying to memorize the layers of the earth and what it was made of because I loved rocks. I couldn’t understand a lot of it but I still tried to start a rockhounds club at school but no one else would pay attention at meetings because they were just kids 😂. And I was 100% this no nonsense and “say it like it is” to people early on. I despised lying because my mom did it constantly over every stupid little thing. So I would either get myself in trouble by telling on myself if forced to talk or I wouldn’t say anything at all and plead the fifth amendment 😂. I hated lying when I lied to my principal about her beating me, because it felt wrong on my lips. I had to sacrifice my own code of ethics for her on more than one occasion and I hated it every time. And it was me fighting her battles and telling her how f-ing stupid her decisions were whether that got me hit or not-I would say it anyway. And it was me who threw her abusive boyfriend in jail when she wouldn’t. She cried and begged while I dialed them up and I did it anyway. She could have hit me but I think even she knew a line had been crossed this time. She was afraid of how “done” I was and how hard I put my foot down that my tolerance had reached its limit. She still blames me to this day for leaving her after she lied to get him out of jail/trouble. And most likely for not being there like usual so that she could have some protection from her sh-tty relationship so she could keep it and keep him without suffering the full consequences of that choice. After I was gone he punched all of her front teeth out of her head and nearly choked her into an early grave. After that-she left him. But she was mad AT ME for losing him. If I wasn’t a buffer in between them and fighting her battles for her then it meant he could just have at her and let it rip. And so he did. And she’s no smarter now than she ever was to this day. And after a certain age I would warn my dad’s girlfriends of how he was. That they weren’t special and he only ever loved himself and cheated on all of his girlfriends. After awhile, he didn’t let me meet them until they were so far into the relationship because his preteen daughter was c-ck blocking him on the regular 😂

[@orphendraco666]

I equivolate this to a women being mad that her husband doesn't make enough money but then once he spends more hours making more money now she is mad that he isn't spending enough time with her. Except it's out of trust instead, maybe op should have listened to the husband the first dozen times he expressed his discomfort.

[@smsff7]

Story 1 anyone saying YTA are morons. OP was old enough to see the probloand wanted andwers and the parents refusing made it worse. I hope OP goes NC with them.

[@GrimmjowJaegerjaquez1003]

1:45 yo this kid made me smile and I want to commend them for their actions

[@RichHurtz]

Holy hell. Story 2 is so frustrating. OP is an idiot.

[@Kitten701]

The woman from the second story is a horrible partner. She and her friend deserve each other, and I hope they stay single forever and just stick together so they can't make anyone else miserable.

[@cnvdh3514]

S1 - aint no way that detective is 14. She's a seasoned 20 year vet

[@Mehhh_was_here]

OP's husband should leave her promptly ....

[@jayscott9871]

S1 op has the makings of a great auditor

[@momoangel9243]

Story 1, in my opinion op isn't ta, especially since they was a minor that just wanted answers, heII even if they was a adult it's normal to wonder what's going on and is everything ok when your parents are getting divorced out of the blue like that from your point of view, and something like that makes your mind run wild with bad thoughts, And in this case it turns out the father is p3do that works with minors/teenagers and the mom is a home wrecking stalker, both these mofos are sick, I hope op can stay with the grandparents until they are 18, my god wtf 😰

[@cornbread12987]

Op 1 is a 14yo detective.

[@vl5794]

S1: Love that OP, she's a hero not an AH. S2: She's toxic, she's stupid, the husband needs and divorce and i think she wants Maria so badly but can't say that out loud, sounds like she feels more mad that Maria didn't sleep with her that the fact she thinks Maria sleept with her husband. If you gonna give her more value than your husband and trust her more, marry her isnted and stop being a toxic partner to that guy.

[@HellstreamGames]

When you raise good kids, you better expect them to call you out when you do something really bad

[@reneeharper84]

S1- I think it's fair for her to want answers. Like she said, even if it was just that they didn't love each other she deserves some answers. S2- this ridiculous woman needs someone to knock some sense into her. Her "best friend" is no friend to her, and the fact that she ignored her husband's discomfort only to accuse him of cheating is stupid. He should leave her and it would serve her right. I hope he finds someone to treat him like he deserves.

[@YUN6_V3NUZ]

i hope the op of story 1 is doing better now. shes very intelligent and shes justified in her pursuit of the truth

[@LD-bj4xc]

S2-if I was that husband I’d say to her to never contact her again and also fully trust him now or we are divorced,because it’s clear she has 0 trust in her husband despite him making it clear what the problem is

[@MathildaFlow]

Story 1: I want to adopt this kid. Story 2: Lord have mercy I hope that’s fake.

[@jamesplayzreviews]

Story 2: I remember this story...

[@lastofadyingbreed4850]

It's wierd hearing some my comments being read in Story 1, I'm hoping she's still safe as it was post almost a year ago

[@cameron765]

First off, her father wants to go to jail over a 17y. The only thing that will happen is that he will get fired Story 2, the girlfriend is so slow

[@ancadiamant]

Story 1: The father is not a cheater but a damn predator.

[@cameron765]

@@ancadiamant Why do ppl consider 17 to be a child like bro your a young adult at 17, by 17, u know what consent is, and ppl think once u turn 18, somehow, ppl grow into this adult

[@FroggyGirlDreams]

​@@cameron765yeah well its still fucking gross she's 3 years older than his child

[@cameron765]

@@FroggyGirlDreams That logic doesn't make sense. What about when his kid turned 30 in he date someone around her age is it still gross

[@FroggyGirlDreams]

@@cameron765 tbh yeah I'd be grossed out if my dad was dating anyone remotely close to my age but that's my opinion

[@ephemeral2552]

Yeah surely a 14 year old would do this hahahaha

[@moxee33]

Ask husband and disgusting friend to take lie detector tests 🧐

[@lmaocopter101]

there was an update, her story fell apart because the husband asked her about the size of his package, and she guessed completely wrong lol

[@adamkaufman724]

It hurts my Jewish heart that this girl had to deal with her parents.

[@gabrielsfilms2086]

...just the jewish one? all the other hearts are fine with it?

[@henrydickerson9776]

S1: of course it's fake, because teachers, especially coaches, never ever prey on their students/athletes. /s I remember at least one or two cases from my high school alone, and it looks like nothing has changed since the 1990s.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

S2 OP might be the dumbest ever. Maria clearly learned long ago who she will believe and trust above all else. OP is super insecure but not in the way that she thinks. She ultimately let her insecurity and Maria win. SOs are capable of lying but if you won’t even hear them out, what’s the point of the relationship?

[@peshivirginflower7]

S2: op yta if i were your hubby ide give up on you bc just reading this i can tell your girl wants your man n i fallin for it

[@draumpje]

Story two I wouldn’t trust the “best friend” further than i could throw her honestly Het story doesn’t add up

[@rubymeaddle]

"You don't just fall out of love with someone" yes you can kid. The fact you think that definitely proves you're 14.

[@NotAnIlluminatiSpy]

In story 1 I'm dubious. Maybe I'm paranoid, but anything that comes out after an YTA vote that seemingly absolves the OP of any wrong doing is very sus. People can, and will, lie to save face; even with strangers online. Without the update, I'd side with the first comment. YTA with a giant asterisk. 14 year olds aren't classically the best at dealing with emotions in a healthy way. A lot of it is new to them, and they're just figuring it all out as they go. Therapy would definitely help. They are clearly in that problem phase, and the disdain they have for their parents is palpable, even before the update. I mean, they were 100% ready to go scorched earth on their parents even before the "update". Also, people can, and do, fall out of love without any one being at fault. Not saying it's what happened, just pointing it out.

[@shortangel333]

ok predator.

[@SirBroadsword]

It's safe to assume that 99% of stories on Reddit are false, I agree, but I still don't think OP is TA even just going off the initial post. I respect the Hell out of anyone who has that much commitment to the truth (what can I say? I was a pre-JJ Star Trek kid - "the first duty" and all of that. I'm also a bit of a free speech absolutist), and it really isn't reasonable to leave a 14 year old completely in the dark as to why her life has just been summarily obliterated. Furthermore, if we are to assume that everything OP posted IS true, then her parents could've just said, "Yeah, we both cheated and are out of love" and OP might not've bothered to investigate it further. OP made it very clear to their parents that drastic action would be taken if they didn't give her at least _something_ to go off of, and that's exactly what eventuated (again, assuming the whole story is true, which is always doubtful at best), so nobody should be surprise Pikachu facing at that.

[@thorcadail5812]

"Hey, can I know why my life is being turned upside down?" "No and you're an asshole for asking. You're just a child, you don't need to know. Our actions may affect you significantly but that doesn't matter bc it's none of your business. Your life isn't your business so deal with it." Logical conclusion, I guess.

[@NotAnIlluminatiSpy]

@@thorcadail5812 Or...They were telling the truth when they told her they fell out of love, and OP just refused to accept that as an answer.

[@NotAnIlluminatiSpy]

@@SirBroadswordLike I said to other guy. "We fell out of love" could have been the truth. Their entire point and ultimatum was predicated on their belief that falling out of love for no reason was impossible. It's not.

[@vincentcleaver1925]

What's the difference between 'groomer' and 'p3do'? Asking because someone elsewhere in the comments corrected themselves. I feel that the only difference is 'p3do' is an emotionally charged word and has a legal meaning, or at least the full word does. 'Groomer' gets used quite a lot as a slur against LGBT by frightwing AH, which is almost always projection on the frightwing side... the word is also more insidious because it's not as emotionally charged, just saying

[@PeriwinklePig]

P3do is a noun, a person who is romantically/sexually attracted to children. Grooming is comes from the verb "to groom," the action of normalizing sexual behavior to child in this specific context, (however non-sexual instances do occur.) The two tend to get used interchangeablly since P3dos typically have to groom children into thinking the sexual behavior is okay to avoid getting caught, so many P3dos are by proxy groomers as a result.

[@PeriwinklePig]

P3do is a noun, a person who is r0mantically/s3xually attracted to children Gr00ming comes from the verb "to groom," the action of normalizing s3xual behavior to child in this specific context (however non-s3xual instances do occur) The two tend to get used interchangeably since P3dos typically have to gr00m children into thinking the s3xual behavior is okay to avoid getting caught, so many P3dos are by proxy g00mers as a result.

[@brandonshelp4682]

Story 1: Arrogant little narcissist. Trying to strongarm loved ones to discuss private matters is crappy.

[@idrisredacted1229]

What the fuck are you talking about? Refusing to tell your underage child why you're divorcing is absurd behavior. They deserve to know what's going on. Maybe if she was a toddler it would be understandable, but she's 14!

[@l-l-l-l-l-l-l]

She caught a pedophile using her wits at 14 years old. What did you do at 14? In case you haven't get it yet, you can be an asshole to save life and stop a crime. Not necessarily but allowed if you need too be. OP is smart, she knows both her parent are slimy to begin with thus her initial response to the divorce announcement was to interrogates them.

[@low-keydrama1260]

Well turns out the dad was sleeping with a minor and the mom was stalking and harassing her affair partner. Bad enough for police to get involved. What OP wasn’t that bad compared to what her parents did and had OP didn’t do what she did the 17 year old would still be with a predator and who knows what would’ve happened to Mom’s affair partner

[@brandonshelp4682]

@@low-keydrama1260 all qell and good, but we don't praise police for illegal searches and shooting people for "looking suspicious." Results aside, she was massively out of line.