Redditor Refuses To Help Her Mom Who Is Dealing With Health Problems And Whose Husband Battles Cancer

"I have no desire to help any of them but I want to know what others think so here I am."

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• July 29, 2022

Dealing with the loss of a parent always weighs heavily on the children; you lose an essential part of your life, and it's challenging, if not impossible, to replicate that relationship. It's a void that remains in your life until someone or something fills it up a little bit. 

It's not uncommon for widowed parents to remarry after the loss of their spouses. In some cases, both individuals enter the new marriage with children of their own from their departed partner.

Kids often find it hard to adapt to this new life, and they reject the idea of being part of a new family. Parents try their hardest to help their children cope with the new family arrangement they found themselves in.

If one parent or both treat one or more children better than the other, it can impact the neglected child's life negatively. A Redditor who goes by the username u/SereneLogicSnail made a post on the r/AmItheAsshole subReddit where she explained how she refused to help her mother while her husband battles cancer and she's dealing with her own health problems.

The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to u/SereneLogicSnail's post. Scroll down and check it out!

Here's the original Reddit post by u/SereneLogicSnail:

OP's mother remarried after her dad passed away, and things were not the same after that...

OP was fed up after years of neglect and decided to move out after turning 18.

The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to u/SereneLogicSnail's situation:

A mother should never say that to her child.

Parents are supposed to treat their children equally.

This mother still managed to treat her children equally despite life's challenges.

The complaining family members can effortlessly solve this problem by offering to help themselves.

OP's mother had to literally track her down to ask such a huge favor.

Why repair the relationship when you can go straight to asking for favors?

OP got confirmation that things are still exactly the same.

It hurts even more when you realize they haven't changed a bit.

Skipping an essential procedure for braces is an unforgivable crime.

OP should focus on her own life and let them deal with their issues.

OP replied to the previous user's comment:

It's the mother's own logic. She should listen to her own advice.

Endometriosis is no joke and can be extremely painful.

The step kids are currently around 11 and 9.

Moving back in would only bring back bad memories for OP.

OP has practically been on her own since her mom remarried.

OP has no obligation to help in this situation.

OP's mother failed her daughter in many ways while she was growing up. It's a void that will be really hard, if not impossible, to fill and will always affect OP's life as an adult.

She has every right to choose not to help; she is allowed to put that life behind her and spend time with people who actually support her and love her.

Ayoub