Entitled mother leaves 23-year-old daughter in the dust after remarrying, daughter confesses she prefers her father as a parent because she has made no effort in their relationship: ‘He’s always placed me first, which she never has’

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Jun 10, 2025 6:00 PM EDT

Divorce is hard on any child, especially if the prospect of remarriage is in either of their parents' futures. Of course, as children, we want our parents to find happiness in this cruel world, but it seems like the only way we'd keep our happiness is if the concept of a rekindled relationship between ex-lovers is in the cards. Or, at the very least, the idea that both of our parents will make an effort to stay in our lives even though they've begun creating a new life with someone else. It's difficult coming to terms with our parents being separated, but it's even more difficult to endure the feeling of a parent divorcing you, too.

In this next story, a 23-year-old woman finally confesses to her mother that she prefers her father over her after realizing her mother does not make an effort to keep a healthy relationship between the two of them. The woman's father has been there for her through every step of the divorce, yet her mother has had no problem remarrying and cozying up to her new husband's child. You've likely seen this story time and time again, but each time you read one it doesn't hurt any less. Scroll below to read the entire story.

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  • It is usually the one who decides to call it quits that moves on first, leaving those hurt by their actions to grieve in their wake. Some people aren't meant to be together romantically, sure, but having children is a responsibility that cannot be undone with time. A child will forever feel the void of an absent parent, no matter how big or small that void might be. The 23-year-old daughter who posted this story explains that her mother is simply not a mother anymore—just a figure she sees from time to time.

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  • "AITAH for telling my mom that her remarrying made me prefer my father as a parent to her, and it’s her fault we aren’t as close"

    When I (23f) was 5 my parents divorced. It was very hard on me. My mother remarried two years later to my step father Dan. Dan has one daughter, Delilah 22. My
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  • stepfather and stepsister are both okay. I don't have any real problems with them though I've just never felt close to them. They just don't feel like family, and I've always wished my parents stayed together.
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  • As a kid I always got thanksgivings with dad and Christmas with mom. My dad burned the Turkey the first year we had thanksgiving together,
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  • and we went and got Chinese food. Ever since then we've always got Chinese food for the holidays. I love the holidays with my dad because it's just me and him spending time together.
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  • Ever since the divorce my dad has never dated or remarried. He's always said that I'll always be his number one priority, and maybe he'll meet someone when
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  • I go off and get married. He spends a lot of time working too. My boyfriend has jokingly compared my dad to Charlie from twilight, and it's awkwardly d d on.
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  • When my mom got married I felt like I became her last priority. She always placed her new husband first, and we never spent time together one on one.
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  • As an adult I've just spent all the holidays with my dad. He'd be alone without me anyways. My mom really wants me to come to thanksgiving this year. She said
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  • she's sad because she feels like I'm way closer to my dad, which I am. I told her I'm closer to dad because he's always placed me first, which she never has.
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  • She was upset, and said she had a right to move on and find love and be happy. I told her she's right, she did have that right, but dad didn't feel the same way, and
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  • that's why I have a better relationship with him. I told her I never got to just see my mom, it always had to be her and Dan and Delilah. She chose to make them her family, and I never had a choice in the matter and never felt like my feelings mattered.
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  • I see my mother a few times a year, whereas I see dad at least once a week. My social media is filled with pictures of us going out and doing stuff, whereas |
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  • don't have any pictures or posts of my mother up. Shes said this hurts her feelings too, and apparently our extended family and my grandma have commented on it. AITAH?
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  • ConnectionRound3141 NTA Put it this way- even if Delilah was your full sister and Dan was your bio dad, your mom still should have spent 1:1 time with you.
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  • DefiantAardvark7366 NtA. You've let her know, she could plan some one on one time now. But I bet she won't.
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  • Embarrassed_Hat_2904 She had the right to move on and find love. That doesn't mean she had to move on from you too.
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  • Ok_Childhood_9774 NTA. Your mom can't refuse to make you a priority and then complain when you do the same with her. Enjoy your time with your dad while she spends time with her do-over family.
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