His Aunt Brought His Dad’s Ex-Wife To His Wedding, Then Flipped Out On Him For Not Regarding His Dad’s Ex As His Mom
One month ago, this 26-year-old man got married, and his big day hardly went off without a hitch. On his wedding day, his aunt showed up with his dad’s ex-wife as her plus-one.
His dad got divorced five years ago, and his dad’s ex-wife was part of his life for 14 years (they tied the knot when he was only seven).
Not long after his mom passed away, his dad met his ex-wife. His dad had him and his three older siblings with his late mom. He had a hard time connecting with his dad’s ex-wife, as did his siblings.
“To us, she was Dad’s wife who couldn’t have kids of her own and saw us as her chance at motherhood,” he explained.
“She made us uncomfortable sometimes with how insistent she was that she was now the mom of the family.”
“It got really awkward at times when we were younger, and Dad was doing something for us, but she wanted to do it instead.”
His aunt, who is his dad’s older sister, always enjoyed his dad’s ex-wife trying so hard to be his mom.
But it bothered him that his dad’s ex-wife disliked his late mom and pushed it on him that since he lost one parent, she should be allowed to fill that role.
After his dad filed for divorce, he didn’t see a need to remain in contact with his dad’s ex-wife, and his siblings agreed. His aunt was furious with them all for exiting his dad’s ex-wife’s life.
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“She told us repeatedly she felt the ex deserved better, and she should be regarded as [a] mom in some way after all those years,” he added.
“She should be seen as someone worth keeping around to all of us. I didn’t know before my wedding day that the ex was her plus one. It didn’t bother me.”
“But I was clear that she wasn’t going to be in the wedding photos. My aunt hated it, and she expected to be able to sneak her in, but no, that was taken care of. My aunt also wanted me to dance with the ex, but I didn’t.”
His aunt flipped out on him when his wedding was done, and every day since, his aunt keeps harassing him about how terribly he treated his dad’s ex-wife at the wedding.
His aunt feels that he had his biological mom for five years but his dad’s ex-wife for fourteen, so he should consider this woman a mom since she raised him.
His aunt also laced into him for not wanting his dad’s ex-wife to be a part of his wedding, but he reminded his aunt he didn’t invite this woman for a reason.
He’s left wondering if he was wrong not to want to include his dad’s ex-wife on his wedding day.
What do you think?
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