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AITA for telling my mom that I don't want to move out of my house during my last year of high school?
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One teenager felt like she was dealing with exactly this kind of situation after her stepfather passed. Her mom had found him in their home, an experience that had left her traumatized.
Not long after the stepdad's passing, her mom got a new boyfriend, who moved in with them after a relatively short period of time. He began claiming that the house was haunted by the spirit of the stepdad, leading her mom to consider selling the house and moving.
The 17-year-old protested, as she was in her final year of high school and didn't want that to be disrupted by moving from the house she had lived in all her life. Her mom wasn't happy, leading her to wonder if she had an unreasonable request.
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"She began yelling at me that I didn't want her to be happy"
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Commenters sympathized with the girl's situation.
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17-year-old refuses to move house after grieving mom's new boyfriend claims their current home is haunted by her stepdad: 'He moved in with us 3 months after they started dating'
Bereavement can have a wild effect on those who experience it, and quite often, everybody goes through it differently. It is a situation that is an inevitable part of life, but that doesn't make it any less tough. The side effects that come from this can sometimes seem nonsensical to other people, to say the least.
For those who are supporting somebody going through something as difficult as mourning, it can be a delicate balance (especially if you are a close family member). On the one hand, you want to respect how they process their emotions, but on the other, certain boundaries can be necessary if they show extreme behaviors or make rash decisions. It is not a pleasant thing to be on the receiving end of, in particular if it is a scenario that you do not have a lot of agency in and where it may change circumstances drastically.
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