Man Chooses Not To Charge His Son Rent On A Home He Partially Owns, Wife Terms It Financial Abuse

"She called me a selfish pr*ck and won't speak to me now"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• May 11, 2023

Controlling a victim's ability to obtain, utilize, and preserve financial resources is referred to as financial abuse. Even though it is less well-known than other types of abuse, financial abuse is one of the most effective ways to keep a victim in an abusive relationship.

This is what the OP's wife accused him of doing. Why would she say this? Well, let's find out.

The OP's oldest son is a child from his late wife but is now married with several kids. They needed to move to a bigger house, and the wife wanted the OP to sell the old house.

The OP refused, saying that the home was something he and his late wife purchased with the hope of one day passing on to their son. The OP turned it into a rental property instead, and his son suggested paying half the rent and eventually buying out the OP's share of the house since he was getting married and would be moving permanently into the house.

The OP told his son just to take over the taxes and insurance, and his wife was so pissed about this, saying that the OP is a massive AH for dramatically decreasing their household income without consulting her. She went further to liken the OP's behavior to financial abuse, and you can read the entire story for yourself below. 

The story's title

The home was something he and his late wife purchased with the hope of one day passing on to their son

The OP nets more than 2k a month from the house, which goes into the household budget

OP's wife likened his decision to financial abuse but he still suggested they downsize to a smaller house

Here are some of the most upvoted comments from Redditors in response to the thread

He has no legal obligation to do this

The OP needs to think carefully about his estate

The OP stated that he owns a large house

Assets from a previous relationship belong to the kids from that relationship

This Redditor wants to know what the OP's wife contributes

He should have been getting half of the rental income

The OP is indeed a rare specie

Maybe the current wife feels threatened

It's not the OP's wife's house and it never was

The OP's wife is just being greedy

Why marry someone who is so entitled?

You offered your wife a solution to have a rental income

Do not compromise with her about it

It's not the AH over here

Making sure she has no way of getting her claws on the property

You may want to ensure your ownership of the house

OP's wife is trying to steal from a child who lost a parent

Money makes people do strange things. The OP's wife probably knew from the start that the house would go to OP's son, so she shouldn't have counted on the extra income always being there anyway.

Redditors believed the gravy train ran out, and she showed OP who she really is, so the OP was given the not the AH verdict.

Maryjane