Meet our protagonist, a 45-year-old father caught in the whirlwind of a divorce, custody battles, and the emotional rollercoaster of his children’s lives. His 17-year-old son, a silent warrior battling his own mental health issues, achieves the impossible – acceptance into his dream school. But the joyous news becomes a battlefield when the son chooses to share it only with his father, leaving the mother in the dark. Let’s delve into this emotionally charged saga.
The Divorce Dilemma
Custody Chaos ⚖️
Son’s Shocking Request ️⚡
Mother-Son Rift
Narcissistic Tendencies? ♂️
The Dream School Dilemma
The Unshared Victory
Mother in the Dark
The Revelation and the Reaction ️⚡
The Blame Game Begins
Father’s Fiery Retort ️
The Stormy Exit ️
The Fallout: A Father’s Stand and a Mother’s Shock
In the turbulent sea of divorce and custody battles, our protagonist, a father, finds himself in the eye of the storm. His son’s triumphant moment of getting into his dream school becomes a whirlpool of accusations and revelations. The mother, left in the dark about her son’s victory, lashes out, only to be met with the father’s harsh truth. Their son’s choice to share his joy with only his father is a consequence of her high expectations and their strained relationship. As the dust settles, we’re left pondering the emotional toll this family drama takes on everyone involved. Let’s see what the world thinks of this poignant saga…
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“NTA
I think you are right about narcissistic tendencies and I weep for your son and other children.
I also have a narcissistic mother with ridiculous standards (and if I ever reached those heights, she’d move the goalpost). Unfortunately, unlike your son, my father was a deadbeat absentee that fled when I was a toddler and currently has a new family with 4 stepkids he dotes on, living in my birth country. I on the other hand ended up stuck in the UK with only my brother and psycho mother, with no where else to run to.
So with that in mind, *thank you* for being there for your son and giving him an escape. You were not too harsh, you told the truth. She doesn’t like it because it shatters her delusion that she is a perfect mother.”
NTA for telling her she messed up. But, communicate with co-parent.
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