Woman Doesn’t Back Up Her Ex In The Effort To Impose The New GF As The New Mom, And It Caused Them To Be Publicly Ridiculed
Some people are able to divorce while remaining polite and in contact with one another. However, a lot of them are at each other's throats and can't even look each other in the eye.
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When children are involved, things become particularly complicated since parents must decide who will have custody of the children and when the other parent will get to see them. However, there is something worse than a custody dispute: when one of the parents finds a new partner who is abusive, mentally or physically.
And that abuse takes on many forms. It doesn't have to be anything obvious - just an occasional badmouthing of the kids' other parent, or trying to push themselves in as the new mom or dad. A Reddit user going by the name u/Isiimi "AITA for not correcting my kids who told my ex's wife she's not their mother?"
She is a divorced mom of two young boys (10 and 12), and she has problems with her ex-husband's new GF. She has been trying to become that for a while, and now she had her sights on the kids. And since she was unable to do it by being kind, she decided to use brute force to establish herself as the kids' new mom.
But the kids reacted, and it caused quite an argument. Read this interesting story below:
OP asked:
She has two sons with her ex-husband. And he has a new GF (who was trying to become that for a while)
Emily (the new GF) is not the nicest person
Even the judge warned that the behavior must change
Emily is now trying to force her way in and become the NEW MOM
And all hell broke loose...
Redditors were harsh on the ex and his new GF
OP shared some insight...
Redditors immediately got legal
The legislation differs from one state to another
Even though kids are old enough to know what parent they want to stay with, sometimes the law has the age limits set.
UK laws say:
The judges are not obliged to listen to the kids, but they often do.
In California, kids can't decide until they turn 14.
Some Redditors shared their experiences:
And, when there's a divorce involved, the experiences are not pleasant.
If we want relationships and marriages to flourish, healthy limits are crucial. This rule implies even when the relationship or marriage is over.
It takes work to make it work. Nothing comes easy.
And we sometimes have to ignore our feelings and do some things just to keep peace in the house (or houses). But some things can't be ignored, and you simply have to stand up ad say no.
You can't just force yourself on people, kids included. You have to respect boundaries and shouldn't expect someone to like you just because you want them to.
So, instead of being an idiot (which made you disliked in the first place), how about trying to be nice? Well, that may be too much of an effort for some people.