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AITA for reminding my brother he chose his son's therapist and he needs to stop blaming me when I'm helping him?
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This father wonders why his 13-year-old hates him? He doesn't even care that he's shipped off to his aunts. There's no love and commitment involved. It's hard enough for this kid to be going through the ins and outs of having a single parent, as well as having a blended family. Having stepsiblings is one thing, but feeling like you're not the priority over them is another. I would be absolutely horrified and heartbroken if my father treated me like that.
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13-year-old hates father for showing more love to stepsiblings than him, he lives with aunt instead under the stipulation that he sees a therapist: "Father was hoping the therapist would just tell the kid to basically deal”
No one has ever chosen to have stepsiblings or divorced parents. We don't have much control over what happens to us in our lives when we're young, being under the restrictions and rules of our family members. We're like leaves in the wind, with our parents being the wind that can fluctuate, vibrate, inundate, and stimulate anything that happens in our lives. We're completely up to their standards. If they fight all the time, what choice do we have but to witness it? If they get divorced, we can't be the ones to fix their relationship. It's not easy to be a kid for some people, and childhood is marred by disturbing memories of toxic living environments.
I feel so lucky that my childhood was nothing by fun in the sun, parents who stayed together, delicious food always on the table, and a family that loved one another. But in the story below, we'll see that not everyone is afforded that kind of luxury in their upbringing.
In the story below, the protagonist is a woman who takes in her 13-year-old nephew. He's been fighting with his father over being treated like a second class citizen in comparison to his stepsiblings. But you'll have to read the full story below for all the juicy details.