His Dad’s Fiancée Wants Him To Babysit Her Kids During Their Wedding So She Can Save Money
In January, this 17-year-old guy’s dad is marrying his fiancée, Kirsten, and they’re both nearing their 40s.
Kirsten has three little kids who are all less than eight-years-old, and he’s his dad’s only child (his mom sadly passed away 11 years ago).
Now, Kirsten’s ex-husband is not involved in the lives of her kids, though he has been forced to pay child support.
Since Kirsten’s kids are too little to have memories of their dad, his own dad and Kirsten are hopeful that his dad will be able to take on a fatherly role for these little kids.
“I met Kirsten 4-5 months ago and her kids around the same time, and given my age and the fact I did fine with just me and dad, I’m not looking for Kirsten to fill any sort of maternal or motherly role,” he explained.
“I also don’t think I’ll be engaging with Kirsten’s kids as a sibling. This upsets her because she wanted me to be the cool older sibling for them and someone who might babysit on occasion.”
“But mostly someone who’d make a point to spend time with them. But I’m not planning on spending too much time with them. I have plans for once I turn 18. My dad always knew this.”
Kirsten believes that because he will still be 17 when their wedding rolls around and residing with his dad, he should be happy to babysit her kids during the big day.
His dad added that Kirsten anticipates that if he says yes to being their babysitter, it will inspire him to want to be something of a sibling to them.
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He declined at first when the babysitting thing was brought up, but Kirsten insisted it would be a wonderful bonding moment.
He gave Kirsten a second no, but then his dad bribed him to say yes. Kirsten took issue with that, as she thinks he should do it for free as a kind gesture.
“She argued that if I’m there and still living with him, I should be willing and that I seem so resistant to acting like a sibling that it’s incredibly childish,” he said.
He continuously told Kirsten he wasn’t going to play babysitter, and she got livid when he told her for the last time.
His dad jumped in, saying he was happy to pay for someone else to babysit, but that hardly made Kirsten pleased.
“[She says] that dad and I don’t have an awful relationship, so why won’t I give all this a chance and make the day less expensive and more of a happy memory for everyone?” he concluded.
He’s left wondering if he’s somehow mean for not wanting to jump in and eagerly do this. What do you think?
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