He’s Tempted To Record His Dad’s Girlfriend, Since She’s Mean To Him Whenever His Dad’s Not Around
Some of the most frustrating people to deal with are those who act one way in front of others and then are completely rude and mean to you when you’re alone with them.
A man is tempted to start recording his dad’s girlfriend, who has been saying mean things about him whenever his dad isn’t around.
He’s 20-years-old and was a foster kid moving from home to home before being placed with his dad, Joe, when he was 10. Joe is his only family member, and he sees him as his dad rather than a foster parent.
Joe was previously married, but his wife sadly passed away two years after he moved into their house. It was tragic, but he and Joe got through it together, strengthening their bond.
“He’s been dating his current girlfriend, Sarah, for about two years,” he explained.
“She didn’t come over much, and when she did, it was pretty brief. But three weeks ago, she moved into our house because she lost her job and couldn’t afford rent anymore.”
The few times he met Sarah before the move-in, she was fairly polite, and he had no issues with her. But everything is different now, and she’s behaving like a new woman, a woman he doesn’t like.
Whenever Joe isn’t home, Sarah ignores him and acts like he doesn’t exist, not even speaking to him if he asks her a question. At first, he thought she may have been experiencing anxiety, but as Sarah’s gotten worse, he realized that wasn’t the case.
“When Joe’s at work and I’m in the lounge watching a movie, she’ll come in and start blasting TikToks on her phone or playing music, totally disregarding the fact that I’m there,” he said.
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“[If] I ask her to turn it down, she flat-out ignores me. It’s not just the ignoring that’s the problem. She’s started saying some pretty nasty stuff about me, too.”
Sarah will sit in the same room as him and FaceTime her friends, telling them how “lazy” he is and that he doesn’t contribute anything to their home.
The other day, she was on the phone talking about how she and Joe would try for a baby because “neither of them” had children before.
That comment really hurt him and felt like a slap to the face, as he knew Joe did not feel that way.
He hasn’t told Joe about Sarah’s mean words because he doesn’t want to hurt his feelings or cause tension, but he can’t listen to her anymore without snapping.
A few of his friends suggested he start recording Sarah’s phone calls to collect evidence of her harshness, but he can’t decide whether that would be a good idea.
“When I talked to one of my close friends about it, he said that secretly recording her could just make things worse,” he added.
“He thinks it might make Joe feel like I’m going behind his back and could cause even more tension, especially if Sarah twists it to make me look bad.”
Do you think he should record Sarah or find another way to tell Joe about her?
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