He Told His Dad’s Wife His Medical Condition Is None Of Her Business Since She’s Not His Mom
This 19-year-old guy has epilepsy, and while he doesn’t have seizures on a daily basis, he gets them with enough frequency that he still has to be very careful.
His mom sadly passed away nine years ago, and last year, his dad got remarried. Several weeks after his dad’s wedding, his dad’s new wife went into his study area and broke some sentimental items.
They were a glass figurine that used to be his mom’s, along with a photo of his mom. His dad’s wife claimed she was cleaning and trying to do something kind for him and that it was an accident she broke his belongings.
While his dad’s wife said sorry for ruining the photo of his mom, she said the figurine was hideous, and he thinks she broke it intentionally.
When he confronted her, she said he was making things up and should express some appreciation for her even being willing to look at things his mom owned.
“The fight got so bad that I decided to move out of my dad’s house because I did not trust her with anything of my mom’s,” he explained.
“I also didn’t want to have her act like she could just go into my room. Dad wanted me to calm down and to let him find a replica of the figurine to make up for it.”
“He also wanted me to stay, but I told him I would not after her attitude about the figurine and what she said about being grateful she’d look at that stuff.”
His dad was so worried about him moving out, but he went to live with his grandparents, so it’s not like he’s living alone, which would be risky given his epilepsy.
Miljan Zivkovi – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
It’s understandable that he no longer likes his dad’s wife and stays far away from her. But then her dad recently told his wife about his medical condition.
His dad’s wife was upset with him for never saying anything, and she tried to contact him, asking if he can tell her more so she can get to know him on a deeper level.
He’s not telling this woman a single thing about him, as he doesn’t think she should be filled in on his health or medical information.
“She said we’re family, and she needs to know what to look out for, and she said I’ll need to be around her again sometime or I’ll lose dad, so we should come together, and I should let her care for me too,” he added.
“I didn’t reply to several of her attempts, and the last time, four days ago, I did reply, and I told her she is not my parent, she is not my actual family, she is not a person I live with, and she’s not my doctor and none of that is her business.”
“She told me I’m making life difficult and to think more of my dad, who deserves to see us get along and be a family. She also said she deserves to know important stuff like this.”
He’s left wondering if it’s wrong of him not to want to make his health a discussion topic with his dad’s wife.
What do you think?
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