When someone gets married, there are usually promises made and expectations of a happy family life. But what happens when a marriage does not work out and someone is left feeling betrayed and traumatized? This was the case for one 25-year-old who recently reached out to their former step-mom about promises made and broken. Read on to find out what happened and how the situation is being viewed by the internet.
Did I Break My Promise and Abandon My Stepkids? The Internet Weighs In
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A whirlwind courtship leads to a family of four and a promise to be “the one” 🤔
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A promise to stepkids complicated this marriage and ultimately led to difficult decisions
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Divorce led to an abrupt ending of ties with stepkids - relief ensued
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A 25-year-old reaches out, accusing their step-parent of "abandoning" them and "traumatizing" them for life. How will the internet respond?
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A woman's dilemma: did she break her promise and abandon her stepkids? 🤔
At 22, a woman met 'Will', who was 29 and had 2 kids. Will said she was 'the one' and they had a whirlwind courtship. Soon, Will shoved the childcare responsibility onto her and developed a major attitude towards her, so she realized her marriage was a mistake. After a year, she realized she genuinely hated the kids and walked out, leaving a note and never contacting them again. 15 years later, Tamara, Will's daughter, reaches out, saying she was betrayed and traumatized for life for 'abandoning them'. What should she do now? Let's explore the internet's reactions to this difficult situation.
NTA: No responsibility to never leave 💡
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NTA! 💪 OP escaped an emotionally manipulative & abusive situation. 🤕
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🤔What would you do in this situation?🤔
StevenKnowsNothing | StevenKnowsNothing
Good for you! 💪🏼
Odd-Increase | Odd-Increase
👩👩👧👦 A stepparent's dilemma 🤔
The__Riker__Maneuver | The__Riker__Maneuver
NTA: ✋🏻 Remind her of her family's treatment 🤔
OneEnvironmental4930 | OneEnvironmental4930
NTA! 🤦♀️ Single dads often take advantage of women 🙅♀️
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🤔 Ex is accused of 🤥
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NTA: 🚫🤦♂️ Will took advantage of you!
SpitDontQuit | SpitDontQuit
A complex situation 🤔
Maddie215 | Maddie215
🤔 The internet weighs in on a complicated family situation.
BarracudaGullible | BarracudaGullible
💔Kids left traumatised💔
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NTA: 💔😔🤷♀️
YouretheAH | YouretheAH
🤔 Dad's fault or not?
BowzersMom | BowzersMom
NTA: He tricked and abused 🤬
Dairykream | Dairykream
NTA: You are not the a**hole 🤔
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NTA: 🤔🤔 Did they know?
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The Internet Weighs In: 🤔💭
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NTA, their father was manipulative 🙅♀️
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NTA; it's better that 🤔you left 🔥15 years ago💔
Fickle-Willow4836 | Fickle-Willow4836
Not the a-hole 👊🏼
Punchasheep | Punchasheep
NTA: You were coerced into making promises 🤦♀️
Consistent-Leopard71 | Consistent-Leopard71
Did Will's first wife really die? 🤔
JeepersCreepers74 | JeepersCreepers74
Abandoning stepkids? 🤔
melympia | melympia
NTA: ✋️🚫 A hard decision for the best 🤔
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NTA: You're both victims 💔
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Tamara struggles in 💔 to understand her dad & childhood 🧐.
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Leaving a difficult situation: NTA 💪
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NTA: You deserve better!
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Finding perspective on a 🤔challenging situation 🤔
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The internet weighs in: NTA
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NTA: You were 💪 to leave
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💔NTA: You were taken advantage of 🚫
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🤔 Is the fruit falling from the tree?
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Not the a**hole 🤷♀️
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NTA: You didn't break your promise 🤔
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NTA: You weren't in the wrong 🤔
ElegantAnt | ElegantAnt
ESH: Dad is the biggest a**hole 🤬
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NTA: 💔A sad story of a stepmom's escape
SadderOlderWiser | SadderOlderWiser
Don't reopen the door 🚪
Ann-Stuff | Ann-Stuff
NTA: No obligation to stay 💔
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🤔 NTA: Dad's stepkid grew up like him and accepts no responsibility 🤷♂️
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No a-hole here 🤷♀️
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NTA: No obligation to a grown woman.
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🤔 NTA: Not the a**hole?
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NTA: Ex is 💩 and kids are 🤷♀️
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Tamara's blame and anger is misplaced. 🤔
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🤔 Did the OP do the right thing?
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🚩 When a guy introduces his kids too early 🚩
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NTA - 🚫🤦♂️ Manipulative Gobshite 🚫
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No A-holes Here 🤝
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Moving on from a broken promise 💔
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