'He showed me texts between him and my son's therapist': 14-year-old's therapist sends private info to evil stepdad

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Oct 9, 2022 2:00 PM EDT

Imagine your own therapist texting private info to your stepdad behind your back...

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmiTheA**hole subreddit by u/Salinasjr36, who shared this anecdote about his 14-year-old son. His son's dog recently died and the death was so tough on him that his father signed him up for therapy. A few weeks later, his son was punished by his stepdad for badmouthing him to his therapist. When the Redditor confronted the stepdad about it, he learned that the therapist and stepdad had been exchanging text messages.

Despite everyone else (including his wife and ex-wife) being annoyed by the Redditor's actions, those in the comments section seem to be in agreement that reporting the therapist is the right way to go. There's absolutely no evidence that the boy was in danger or exhibiting truly worrisome behavior that would require notifying a parent, and even if he was, the kid's biological parents should be the ones who are contacted. No excuse there, sir. This story only makes me intensely paranoid about my therapist…

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