She Freaked Out On Her Boyfriend Because His Parents Were Not Treating Her Daughter The Same As Their Granddaughters
This 37-year-old woman is currently a single mother to her daughter, Scarlett, who is 10-years-old. Apparently, Scarlett’s father is not an active parent and has actually never even met his daughter.
However, she still receives “maintenance” money each month to help her care for Scarlett.
She has also been dating her 39-year-old boyfriend, Martin, for nearly two years now– who has two kids of his own. Martin has a 13-year-old daughter named Miley and a 12-year-old daughter named Joanna.
However, Martin’s relationship with the mother of his children could not be more different from her relationship with Scarlett’s father.
Apparently, Martin got divorced from his ex and was granted a very flexible custody agreement. So, sometimes the girls stay with him or their mother for longer periods of time. Martin and his ex even spend time with their kids together, too.
And given how different this was from her own situation, she admitted to feeling quite jealous.
“It really bothered me a lot that he was still good friends with his ex-wife, but Martin said if I couldn’t handle the fact he could co-parent well and be amicable with his ex, then he would end things,” she explained.
After that, she claimed to think that she had gotten over her jealousy. Plus, she believes that she and the girls’ mother– Martin’s ex– get along quite well.
More recently, though, another issue has come up in their relationship.
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It all began once they began discussing the possibility of moving in together. At that point, she thought it was only fair that Scarlett becomes more involved with Martin’s parents and be treated the same way as his two daughters, Miley and Joanna.
Apparently, Scarlett met Martin’s parents a few months ago and has visited them a few more times since then. According to her, though, her daughter was treated like a total stranger.
On the other hand, she detailed how Miley and Joanna were completely spoiled by Martin’s parents at Christmas. The girls reportedly received money, gifts, gift vouchers, toys, and makeup.
“All they got Scarlett was an embroidered blanket thing Martin’s mother apparently spent weeks knitting with her name on it, two gift vouchers, and a doll,” she recalled.
Aside from the gifts, she also claimed that Martin’s parents often invite Miley and Joanna for sleepovers; meanwhile, Scarlett is excluded. And Martin’s parents reportedly tried to explain how they just did not feel comfortable looking after Scarlett since they didn’t know her that well.
Additionally, they often buy Miley and Joanna little trinkets and sweets or give them some money here and there. Her daughter, though, reportedly just receives “one thing,” which she believes is totally unfair.
But, the last straw for her was when Martin’s parents asked to take everyone to Disneyland Paris over Easter break. Apparently, they only offered to pay for Martin, Miley, and Joanna.
Then, Martin’s parents claimed they could help her pay for part of her and Scarlett’s travel expenses but that she would have to cover the rest.
At that point, she admitted to completely losing it and telling Martin that his parents needed to treat Scarlett the same as the other girls. She also claimed it was totally unfair that Scarlett had to watch Miley and Joanna get spoiled while getting nothing.
Martin wound up telling her off, though and commending his parents for how accommodating they had been to Scarlett. He pointed out how his parents included Scarlett in activities and bought her Christmas gifts.
Finally, Martin accused her of being extremely selfish for expecting his parents to treat Scarlett– who they barely know– the exact same as their own grandchildren.
“He said that I am bitter and jealous, and it’s not like we are married or living together. He also said it’s perfectly reasonable for his parents to expect me to pay for my own child to go to Disney and that my parents don’t need to pay anything at all for us,” she vented.
On top of that, Martin claimed that she was raising her daughter to not know the value of the word “no” and claimed that Miley and Joanna are not Scarlett’s sisters.
Lastly, Martin told her that she needed to get her “butt in gear” and realize that nothing his parents did was meant to exclude her daughter.
So now, with her boyfriend furious at her, she has been left wondering whether expecting Martin’s parents to treat Scarlett the same as their other granddaughters makes her a real jerk or not.
Does it sound like Martin’s parents are trying to exclude Scarlett? Or are they treating her daughter quite well, given the fact that she and Martin are not engaged or living together? Do you think she needs to apologize to her boyfriend or not? What would you do?
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