Delusional Step-mother Attempts To Kidnap Her Step-Daughter's Baby After Claiming Him To Be 'Her Baby'

That's when she got angry looked straight at me and said, ' I don't need permission to take MY baby'.

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• January 5, 2022

It’s a common fact that family members share a lot of things. That kind of sharing goes overboard sometimes that it crosses multiple personal boundaries.

A Redditor shared a nerve-wracking story about how her step-mom tried to walk away with her baby after several attempts to stop her.

A little backstory from OP. OP’s step-mom married her dad when she was 15 years old and has gotten along with her well since then.

A couple of years passed and her step-mom found out that they were expecting and things started to escalate. Everyone was happy for OP and her boyfriend except the step-mom who was making excuses about how unprepared they were.

Even with the reassurance that they were going to be fine, OP’s step-mom insisted that she should have custody of the baby. It has gotten to the point where she became relentless and OP decided to shut her out.

OP’s dad tried to make her step-mom understand what her actions have caused and she apologized to OP. They decided to give her another chance and things were going fine until OP’s step-mom tried to push her boyfriend to propose.

This wasn’t in the plans of OP or her boyfriend and she started to catch on. And it only got worse from there.

The rollercoaster of a story started with this post

OP and her boyfriend talked it out. The step-mom on the other hand was given another chance after OP’s dad lectured her once again. 

They gave her the benefit of the doubt but the peace was short-lived. OP finally gave birth to her but according to her step-mom, it was “her baby”.

This made OP apprehensive about letting her visit the baby or accept her plea to have the baby over the weekend. This made the step-mom jealous since she couldn’t visit while OP’s mother-in-law can.

OP’s dad revealed that the sudden change of personality might stem from the miscarriage she had in the past. He promised to get her some real help though.

Fast forward to a lot more conflict which involved OP’s dad lecturing the step-mom about her wrongdoings and line crossing, OP had a week where she was mostly alone with the baby. The step-mom dropped by with an excuse that she needed to pick up something.

Most Redditors agree that OP's step-mom is in need of propper help

Her sudden erratic reactions could've stemmed from the lack of help she got when she experienced trauma

Nevertheless, OP needs to take protective measures

Not only do they suggest involving the police in the situation but also a lawyer

OP is in the process of arranging everything and is fortunately in the good hands of her in-laws

A minimal but important first step

On a personal level, OP unfortunately might have to consider these safety investments

It is sad that the step-mom went through something that led her to her actions but it put OP and her kid in danger

It is not okay or an excuse for OP to let her guard down with her step-mom unless she gets better

A continuation of the post

OP's in-laws are protective and it's nice to see that they have someone on their side to help

Redditors recalled a similar story to OP's and it escalated to a more grim ending

They hoped that OP would act fast and make the right decision so it wouldn't happen to her the way it did with the other post

A Redditor gave a suggestion regarding legalities that might help OP in case of future problems

A continuation of the advice

They gave the step-mom so many chances because of their prior relationship and hopefully it could come back to that

What OP's step-mom did was a series of escalating events. One more scary than the last.

On top of that, OP is a new mother, dealing with a new situation. Instead of focusing on her daily activities with her baby, she had to worry about all kinds of legalities and safety measures.

Do you think the step-mom would try something like that again with OP? You can share your thoughts with us in the comments.

Chelsi