Homophobic Grandparents Trap And Pester Teen Grandson About His Sexuality

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Mayarey
Jul 21, 2021 2:30 PM EDT

Grandparents have the potential to have some very special relationships with their grandchildren. But something about the generational differences can either bring them really close or be a barrier that holds them back from being able to relate to each other. We so often hear the term, "oh, they're from a different time, don't take what they say to heart" but that doesn't really make any sense. Sure they were alive during a time where 'things were different' but they were also alive during the times where those 'things' changed, so why couldn't they also shift their outlook?

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    Font - r/AmltheAsshole u/marshmellowdad • 10h 1 1 6 2 1 1 AITA for telling my parents to stop harrassing their grandson ?
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    It was Reddit user u/marshmellowdad who asked the 'Am I The A-Hole' community if he was in the wrong for confronting his parents and telling them to stop harassing his grandson. Ugh, grandparents sometimes are loco.

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    Font - I'm a father of 3 boys aged 17 , 14 , and 11. Now my oldest and youngest are more stereotypical boys you know sports ,getting dirty , kinda loud etc , but my middle son is way more traditionally feminine and artsy , where his brother's plays sports like football and wrestling , he' does gymnastics and ballet and he likes to paint his nails and likes to wear more fem clothes sometimes and yeah of course me and the wife talked to him about it and from what we gather he's not trans or LGBT h
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    Before diving into the story, the OP provides some much needed backstory about his relationship with his problematic parents and the way in which they treat his sons. It's a conflicting situation to say the least.

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    Font - My parents on the other hand aren't ,they're pretty homophobic and sightly racist as they had a bit of problem when I married my wife who's Colombian .. and really the only reason the kids see them as much is because they live close by..
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    Font - My parents have costantly kept trying to push my 14 yr old into more "manly sports" or tried to get him to admit he's gay (a reason my oldest hasn't come out to them yet) or they shame him about his nails , we've tried to shield the kids and my 14 yr old especially from much of it ,but money was sometimes tight and we needed child care ,but now that they're older is not as bad as they can watch themselves.
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    Font - Well yesterday my 14 yr old had a doctor's appointment and both me and my wife had to work so his grandparents had to take him and apparently on the ride there and back all they did was try to get him to admit he was gay and my wife told me he came home crying. so yeah I drove to theirs after work and yelled at them to back off and to stop harrassing him about it and they told me I wasnt raising him right and I told them we wouldn't go to their funerals and I left , ΑΙΤΑ 7 1.8k 3 189 1, S
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    The OP provides a possible reason they could be in the wrong

    Rectangle - Yelling at my parents, telling them we wouldn't even come to their funerals
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    Font - ran-Us • 10h 1 Award NTA. You must defend your son at all costs, no matter who abuses him. Reply 1 2.1k 3 ...
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    Font - CuriousTsukihime • 10h Asshole Aficionado [10] 6 Awards NTA- queer kids PRAY for parents like YOU! I would know. Good job for sticking up for your kids, queer, non-confirming, CIS, whatever... keep on keeping on my man G Reply 1 1.7k 3 ...
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    Font - yupanotherone12345 · 8h I might be going against the grain here, but I think YTA I get that things are tight, but your parents sound horrible. You got a lot of comments here about "protecting" your kid, but I really don't think you have done that here. Protection is a proactive action, but you have only done a reactive action after the damage was done. sightly racist as they had a bit of problem when I married my wife who's Colombian This is super messed up. I'd be interested to hear the
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    Font - bamf1701 • 10h Colo-rectal Surgeon [39] NTA. Kids like your son needs parents like you to defend them. However, I do question you letting his grandparents drive him to his appointment knowing what they are like. At this point, however, I think your grandparents need to no longer see your sons. After all, your middle child has been suffering emotional abuse from them for who knows how long and your oldest is afraid to be himself around them. G Reply 1 642 3 ...
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    Font - allenna · 8h ESH, if only for giving them access to your kids when you know they're like this. 6 Reply 1 131 3 ...
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    Font - AbandonedRain • 10h NTA. Your parents are largely overstepping with their grandson trying to tell him he's something he's not and to admit to it. If they don't cut it out, I would cut them off. GReply 1 75 3 ...
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    Font - GrooveBat • 8h I'm going against the grain here and saying ESH because it never should have gotten to this point. Your parents have been shaming and harassing your son all along and you put up with it because "money was right and you needed child care." You don't get to take credit now for protecting him. 6 Reply 1 66 4 + ...
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