She’s Upset That Her Son Wants To Celebrate His 21st Birthday With Their Old Nanny Instead Of Their Family
A 44-year-old woman has a son who’s about to celebrate his 21st birthday in just a couple of months now.
When her son was little, her husband was consumed with his company, and she helped him out with it, so they both weren’t really around very much.
She and her husband hired a nanny to be there for their son, as well as their daughter, who is currently 17.
She and her husband frequently traveled around the world on work trips, and their lives pretty much revolved around the business.
This first nanny that they hired was with their family until their daughter turned 2. This nanny then left because she had a child of her own she wanted to focus on.
So, she and her husband hired nanny number 2, and this woman was part of their family until their son reached the age of 16.
At that point, she and her husband figured their kids were old enough to care for themselves when they weren’t around.
“Now, both kids are almost grown, and I have been named CEO of my husband’s company because he has been suffering from mobility issues and heart problems,” she explained.
“His immune system is bad enough that now any type of minor cold turns into an issue where we have to worry about his heart and his lungs.”
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“We are dealing with the joy of our kids becoming kind and high achieving adults but are also dealing with grief from the fact that our kids now seem to have a whole separate life.”
Another thing that’s plaguing her husband right now is problems with his cognition, and she really wants their family to be able to spend as much time together while her husband is still aware of what is going on.
As they get closer and closer to her son’s 21st birthday, she has been trying to plan a big party for him with their whole family.
She also booked a staycation for her son and his best friends to stay over at a nearby hotel.
Just yesterday, her son revealed to her that he isn’t interested in a huge birthday bash, and instead, he wanted to see if they could simply grab dinner and have cake quietly.
He also told her that he had reached out to their old nanny to see if she would like to spend time together for his birthday.
“He told me he was paying for her train ticket and was going to take her out to lunch and gift her a bottle of wine or something,” she said.
“He also said he didn’t want a staycation and can always see his friends to celebrate another day.”
“To be honest, I was extremely hurt. I told him I wanted to plan a big 21st celebration for him, and he said he wanted to celebrate with us too. Now he’s basically choosing somebody who isn’t in his life over his parents.”
“I called my son selfish and reminded him that we didn’t know how long his dad had with us or if he would be lucid for that time. My son got mad at me for pulling the “dad has a degenerative disease” card and stormed out, saying his mind is made up.”
Her son attends college and lives in the dorms, so she and her husband never really spend time with him.
She doesn’t understand why her son is deciding to spend his birthday with his old nanny, and she wants him to prioritize spending time with only her and her husband.
She’s left wondering if she was mean to call her son selfish. What do you think?
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