She Told Her Mom That She “Wasn’t Surprised” After Finding Out Her Cousin Was Getting A Divorce, But Her Mom Accused Her Of Being Insensitive
Just yesterday, this 20-year-old woman went to visit her mother, who is 68. And after she arrived, her mom sat her down to tell her some big news. Apparently, her cousin was getting a divorce.
“But to be honest, I was not surprised at all. And I said as much,” she admitted.
To give some context to the situation, she only visits her cousin about once a year. Yet, every single time, he and his soon-to-be ex-wife are having some kind of minor fight.
Then, the argument always ends with her cousin’s wife having a total breakdown.
“My cousin’s wife is unstable, is chronically on her phone to the point where she ignores her children’s needs in favor of texting literally anyone, and has been in and out of rehab for years,” she explained.
In addition to all of that, her cousin and his wife just have different values and attitudes in life that simply aren’t compatible.
For instance, her cousin’s wife wanted to have a lot of kids; meanwhile, he only wanted one child. Yet, he wound up caving, and her cousin now has three children.
“He’s a much more stern and inflexible guy, and his wife is the opposite. I’ve been wondering when they’d get a divorce for years now,” she revealed.
Quite frankly, she is not a huge fan of her cousin or his wife, either. That’s why, after her mom filled her in on the divorce, her immediate reaction was to be honest– telling her mom straight-up that she wasn’t surprised.
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For some reason, though, her mom became extremely offended– telling her that she shouldn’t say anything like that to the rest of their family.
She didn’t understand why her mom got so upset, especially because she was just being truthful in the privacy of her mom’s home.
“And I’m socially aware enough not to verbalize it anywhere else,” she added.
Nonetheless, she realizes that she isn’t the best at responding to emotional situations.
So now, she’s not sure whether telling her mom that she wasn’t surprised about her cousin’s divorce really was too insensitive or not.
Do you think she should feel the need to censor her genuine reaction to the news while with her mom? Was her response too insensitive, even if it was honest? What would you have done if you were in her shoes?
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