Rodent Ruckus: Daughter’s Pet Rat Drives Wedge in Blended Family

Picture this: You’ve just moved in with your girlfriend, and everything seems to be going great. She gets along well with your kids, and life is looking up. But then, a furry little creature enters the picture and turns your world upside down. That’s exactly what happened to our protagonist, a 45-year-old dad, when his daughter brought home a pet rat, knowing full well that his girlfriend has a severe phobia of rodents. The situation quickly spirals out of control, with ultimatums, ex-wife drama, and family tensions at an all-time high. ️ ‍ ‍ ‍ So, who’s in the wrong here? Let’s dive into this rollercoaster of a story and find out.

Moving In Together: A New Chapter

The Rodent Phobia

The Unwelcome Birthday Present

Dad Gets Upset

️ Daughter Fights Back

‍ ‍ ‍ Family Compromises

Ex-Wife Chimes In

️‍♂️ The Rat Plot Unravels

The Timeline ️

Daughter’s Ultimatum

️ Son Spills the Tea ☕

Son Wants to Move In

Ex-Wife Bombards Phone

Escalation and Desperation

The Divorce Backstory

⏩ Fast Forward to Dating Again

Ex-Wife’s Regret and Reconciliation Attempt

The Secret Dating and New Love ❤️

Ending Things with Ex and Moving On

‍♂️ Ex-Wife’s Acceptance… Or Not?

Venting and Seeking Advice

Rat Drama: A Family Torn Apart

Our 45-year-old dad finds himself in a whirlwind of conflict when his daughter brings home a pet rat, triggering his girlfriend’s severe rodent phobia. As tensions rise, the daughter issues an ultimatum: it’s her and the rat or the girlfriend. As the situation unfolds, it’s revealed that the ex-wife and daughter may have planned this rat fiasco to sabotage the girlfriend. The son, tired of the drama, decides he wants to move in with his dad permanently. With emotions running high and relationships strained, our protagonist seeks advice from fellow divorced parents on how to navigate this complicated situation. Let’s see how the internet weighs in on this wild family drama…

Lonely rat needs a buddy to be happy

Unconventional solution proposed for daughter’s pet rat dilemma

Suggest therapy for gf’s phobia to foster comfortable space

A lonely rat causing family drama and animal welfare concerns

Daughter’s pet rat causing drama in blended family.

NTA. GF’s phobia has priority over daughter’s pet rat.

Daughter pushing boundaries with pet rat – NTA.

Daughter’s rat causing trouble in blended family. Is there motive?

Daughter’s pet rat causing family drama

Ex’s plot to cause trouble with daughter’s pet rat?

Traveling with stressed pets? NTA suggests leaving them home

Girlfriend’s phobia causes tension over daughter’s pet rat

Pet rat causes family drama, commenter advises leaving it behind.

Ex-wife’s pet rat causing blended family drama

Teenage girl accused of being mean over pet rat

NTA for prioritizing GF over daughter’s pet rat

Torn between girlfriend and daughter over pet rat

Divided family over a pet rat , ex is the AH.

Is the pet rat a ploy to cause family drama?

Curious Redditors ask for more context on family dynamics

Therapy may help overcome manipulation tactics in blended families

Step-parenting is difficult, seek therapy to help blended family adjust

No a**holes here, but a tough situation. GF has phobia, daughter disagrees.

Co-parenting struggles: Bonding over a common enemy

Daughter’s rat causing family tension. Choosing pet over daughter? YTA

Suggests family counseling to fix rat-related blended family drama.

Compromise with a cover for cage, and gf needs therapy

Ex’s unapproved pet rat causing family strife. NTA for objecting.

Ex-wife’s gift causes rodent ruckus in blended family

Pet custody drama: EX uses rat to manipulate daughter. NTA

Compassionate suggestion for bonding over exotic pets

Daughter’s rat causing trouble in blended family

Compromise or no compromise? Engaging discussion on blended families

Overcoming phobias to make a child happy

Suggesting a more appropriate subreddit for further discussion

Choosing GF’s safety over new pet causing family drama. NTA

Divorced mother needs to prioritize therapy with daughter for blended family

Blended family drama unfolds over daughter’s pet rat

Daughter’s pet rat causing drama in blended family

Daughter’s pet rat causes family feud, ex sabotages new relationship. NTA

Therapy could help gf overcome phobia and get rat companion

Navigating ex’s and blended families can be tricky

Divorced parent’s advice for blended family dynamics and teen daughter’s behavior

Divorcee advises to consider daughter’s feelings before choosing girlfriend’s fear.

Choose your battles, keep in touch with daughter, she’ll return

Pets are my responsibility, not a package deal with child. NTA

Ex-wife’s toxicity causes pain for entire blended family

Ex’s rat purchase: innocent or intentional?

Daughter’s rat is a safe place; GF may be the issue

Overcoming a phobia with pet rats ❤️

Jealous ex tries to break new relationship – total goof troop

Divorced commenter advises on blended family dynamics and pet rules

Ex’s pet rat cruelty & emotional immaturity criticized by commenter

Rat dilemma: Daughter’s pet stays with mom, get a playmate

A phobia of rodents makes rat ownership cruel. NTA.

Redditors can’t stop talking about the pet rat

Ex’s pet rat causing tension in blended family

Rats are intelligent animals and can even locate land mines

NTA for choosing daughter over girlfriend, but something’s fishy

Daughter’s pet rat causing tension between girlfriend and family

Encouraging treatment for phobias to help blended family dynamics

A helpful suggestion for managing a daughter’s pet rat

Teen chooses to skip dad’s due to ‘ridiculous’ girlfriend

Daughter’s resentment towards GF causing rat-related family feud

Compromise or cover the windows? YTA prioritizing GF

Ex’s cruel plan to trigger phobia drives daughter away. NTA

Advice on parental alienation and family therapy from experienced commenter.

Expert advice: Get a buddy for the lonely pet rat

Keep the rat in one home to avoid triggering phobia. Encourage therapy.

Ex and daughter trying to sabotage relationship with rat. Stand firm.

Protect your daughter from parental alienation. Consider therapy and legal action. NTA

Rat lover defends pet choice, rodent phobic girlfriend disagrees

Slow down and communicate with your daughter

Daughter’s pet rat causes drama between ex, gf, and commenter

Therapy could turn GF into a hero for daughter ‍

Rat drama turns into therapy session for everyone involved

User suggests family therapy to repair daughter-dad relationship

Ex’s malicious act puts rat-loving daughter in the middle

Can’t rat-tolerate her daughter’s pet? Stay out of room

Mom bought the rat, daughter needs to learn compassion

User suggests using a snake to solve rat problem

Daughter may be using rat as cover for revenge on new GF

Ex-wife manipulates daughter to get back with you, you’re NTA