A mother and her boyfriend are at odds with her son after he asks for money to watch his step-siblings during a family emergency. The boyfriend punishes the son, leading to a heated argument and accusations of favoritism. Read on to find out who is wrong in this complicated family situation.
Blending families: Mom and boyfriend navigate parenting 4+ kids
Boyfriend prioritizes stepson over son, causes tension in household.
Son demands payment for watching step-siblings, causing family tension.
Son asks for payment to babysit step-siblings, boyfriend refuses.
Mom sides with boyfriend after son tries to exploit family emergency
Son’s silent treatment after punishment, AITA for taking boyfriend’s side?
Should son be punished for asking to be paid for babysitting?
A mother takes her boyfriend’s side after her son asks to be paid for babysitting his step-siblings when he has to skip a workday. The son argues that his stepbrothers aren’t his responsibility and that he lost money by skipping work. The boyfriend harshly scolded the son and punished him by taking away all his electronics and canceling his birthday months away. The mother sided with her boyfriend, causing a rift between her and her son. Read on to find out if the mother is in the wrong and if the punishment was too harsh. In the comments, people share their thoughts on the situation and offer advice on handling conflicts between blended families.
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Mom’s boyfriend is not the stepdad. YTA for forcing son.
Commenter calls out parent for exploiting working-age child
Commenter calls out bad parenting with harsh YTA judgement
Mother allows boyfriend to punish son and refuses to pay him. YTA.
Commenter calls out OP for being a**hole, cancels son’s birthday.
Commenter calls out mom’s unfair treatment of son’s request.
Ouch! When family drama gets too real
Son feels like an indentured servant to boyfriend’s family. YTA.
Boyfriend’s extreme punishment causes family tension and resentment
Mom’s boyfriend refuses to compensate son after medical emergency – YTA.
Parent cancels son’s birthday over unpaid babysitting. YTA.
Commenter calls out OP for prioritizing partner over child. YTA
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Commenter calls out parent for taking boyfriend’s side
Mom takes boyfriend’s side, leaves son in a bind
Mom prioritizes boyfriend over son’s well-being. YTA.
Commenter calls out OP for being TA.
Mom prioritizes boyfriend over son’s well-being, faces consequences.
Son not a babysitter. Pay him for missed work. YTA
Son asks for money to babysit, mom takes boyfriend’s side
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Mom favors boyfriend over son in babysitting dispute
Son’s job taken away for step-siblings, mom sides with boyfriend
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Step-kid feels attacked by step-dad’s reprimand. Valid teachable moment? ❌
Son loses money and birthday for forced babysitting. YTA.
Mom’s boyfriend causing family drama and loss of wages. YTA.
16-year-old innocent, rest of family sucks. ♂️
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Son requests fair payment for babysitting – YTA for not compensating.
Harsh judgment! What led to this comment?
Commenter calls out OP for being an a**hole
Son doesn’t consider step-siblings as family. ♂️
Mom plays favorites, son forced to skip work, YTA
Mom refuses to pay son for missing work to babysit
Commenter deemed the a-hole for asking stepdad to pay up
Son punished for asking reasonable question about step-siblings. YTA
Mother’s unfair punishment causes son to feel unwanted and unappreciated
Commenter criticizes mother’s boyfriend for punishing son’s favor
Son loses money and job, but gets punished for asking?
Unfair punishment for asking to be paid for babysitting
Son loses work money, mom takes boyfriend’s side. YTA.
Commenter calls out mother’s poor parenting in babysitting dispute
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Commenter calls out mom for taking boyfriend’s side over son.
Personal presence is crucial
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Commenter calls out mom for not taking responsibility.
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Commenter warns OP of consequences for prioritizing boyfriend over son
User calls out mom for being the a**hole in situation.
