AITA: Internet slams man for making teenage son cry over new wife's request

A father has faced online backlash after revealing he made his teenage son cry because of his new wife. The Reddit user, under the username Creepy_Werewolf_4914, detailed the incident in a social media post.

The 47-year-old unnamed man began his post on Reddit's popular 'Am I The A*****e' subreddit, writing, “I (47M) have a son (14M) from a previous marriage to my late wife. She passed two years ago and for my son the wound is still very fresh.”

The person explained that his son and his first wife were lovers of “reading, history, and art” and their favorite thing to do was visit “the British Museum in London.”

They even had a family tradition of visiting the museum twice a year. “For the last four years, for my wife’s birthday in June and my son’s birthday in December, we go to England for a week so they can spend time in the museum,” the man mentioned.

Reddit user wants to spend his money on new baby instead of celebrating elder son’s birthday

The father-son duo did not break the tradition after losing their family member and they went to London for the teenager’s birthday.

The Reddit user, however, noted that the “problem is with my new wife (39F). She's only been with us on this annual trip once last year and she complained the whole time.”

Things got worse when the man found out he and his new wife were expecting a baby together. 

“She raised it to my attention that the money I’ve used for the trip could be better used to be saved for the baby and we could instead do something else for my son’s birthday. I thought about it and I agreed,” he revealed.

The man then went on to speak about it with his son and as expected he got upset because that’s the only thing he wants for his birthday.

He said that “when my wife tried to tell him why we were saving the money and where the money was going to, he said he didn’t give a damn and we got into an argument about it.”

The man also disclosed that his son even accused his stepmother of “doing this on purpose because "she already doesn't like me."

Concluding his post, the man stated, “I admit I yelled at him and he started crying and for the last 24 hours, he hasn’t spoken to me. Am I the a*****e?

Reddit users call out father and his ‘evil’ wife

Reddit users have slammed the man for his behavior towards his son.

“Emphatically, YTA. You remarried, and took your new wife on their special trip the year after his mother died?!?!? Your son is right, you don’t care, and your new wife sucks too. At least learn from this (how not to parent) with your new kid, cause you’ve got 3-4 years left with your son before he elects to never see you again. And who could blame him?” one commented.

Another one wrote, “Exactly! OP, you are YTA. No question about that. But do you know who is an even bigger AH? Your new wife. Her behavior is appalling and you are enabling it. My heart breaks for your son.”

A third one said, “YTA in a huge way. By calling it a ‘goddam museum,’ you’re minimizing the importance of this tradition. You’re denying your son a connection he has with his late mother, all in the name of ‘saving money’ for the new baby. Your son feels like you’re abandoning him for this new family. I don’t blame him. You seem like a terrible father. It seems like you don’t care that your kid lost his mother. Was he ok with you ‘moving on’ with another woman? Lots of men with kids do, because they can’t handle the responsibility of raising kids alone, and it’s almost never ok with the kids. Think about what you’re doing here. It won’t be long before your son leaves you behind and goes no contact. Good thing you have this new backup family right?”

“‘All he cares about is this goddam museum’. Of course he does. That's the last connection he has to his mother. YTA. I get wanting to have money for the baby, but you could do both if you planned and saved money,” an individual shared.

“Your first wife died two years ago....your current wife has already gone on this trip once and just successfully got the second one cancelled. And you have a baby on the way So how long after she died did you move on to the new wife? Did you even try to help your son cope and grieve before you let the evil stepmother start controlling his life? I hope this is rage bait but if not, YTA,” another one stated.

A comment read, “YTA as is your new wife. She is trying to eliminate all traces of your late wife from your life and you are complicit in this. I'm only surprised she hasn't suggested putting your son up for adoption. He has no place in her brave new world. He knows it and also knows that you're going to let it happen.”

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