Teenager Called Cruel Because Of His Refusal To Be Part Of His Half-Siblings And Their Mom's Life

“She ended the call saying my dad would have been so disappointed in me.”

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• November 9, 2022

Choosing the people that we want to spend most of our time with is not an easy task. You can always try to force friendships or relationships, but if the connection is not truly genuine, it will end up failing every time.

Our hearts lean closer to some people for reasons we usually ignore, and it's something that is completely out of our control. Some cases require more time for people to warm up to each other, but that's not always the case.

The same rule applies within families﹔ you always have your least and most favorite family members that you either avoid or love spending time with. Even in divorce cases, children often pick one parent over the other because they feel more at ease around them.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/Ok_Oil_3387 made a post on the r/AmItheAhole subReddit where he explains how his half-siblings' mom keeps constantly harassing him about being part of her family. OP chose to live with his grandparents after his father passed away, but Gemma, his stepmother, has been trying to get him to be part of the family ever since.

Scroll down and check out the full Reddit post. And scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post.

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/Ok_Oil_3387:

OP doesn't have a big role in his half-sister' life.

Gemma found out about the upcoming surgery and wanted OP to come to her house.

After OP kept refusing, Gemma called him cruel and added that she was disappointed in him.

Here's why OP thinks he might potentially be the a-hole in this situation:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Ok_Oil_3387's post:

It's turning into an obsession that drives her to constantly harass OP.

”This would be reaching restraining order territory”

You can't force someone to love you. Especially not in this way.

This kind of behavior is what's pushing OP further away from her.

Gemma wishes OP picked her instead of the grandparents.

Nothing can excuse harassment of this sort. Gemma needs to respect OP's choices.

Gemma should just take the hint and stop obsessing.

OP is old enough to make his own decisions.

Gemma is relying on a child to guide her through the grieving process

She shouldn't have said that to a kid whose dad has died.

OP is allowed to choose the people he wants to be around.

Gemma is overstepping her boundaries.

OP is almost an adult and can make that choice on his own.

Gemma might have “emotionally adopted” OP in her head.

Something else must be at play.

Gemma needs to get her obsession in check and allow the OP to make his own choices without constantly suffocating him with requests. OP should simply ignore her harassment and focus on spending time with the people he feels most comfortable around.

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