Mom And Step-Father Keep Trying To Make Their Children Get Along, But Even After Marriage Nothing Changed

”He is the kind of person who finds it funny when something embarrassing happens to a kid...he's also the kind of person who uses slurs.”

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• November 3, 2022

Partners with kids from a previous relationship often try their hardest to get their kids to get along and genuinely like each other. The transition is always hard for kids, so it's common for them to reject their parents' approach, especially if the children don't get along and have different personality types.

The parents had the option to choose each other, but the kids always feel as if the new situation they found themselves in was imposed on them. People have the freedom to choose which people they want to associate themselves with, so it's natural if they refuse to fake a happy friendship with their new stepsiblings.

Sometimes, all the children need is some time to get used to their new living situation and eventually warm up to each other. However, it's not always that easy, sometimes they feel perfectly content by not being involved in each other's lives.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/ToneRecent6796 made a post on the r/AmItheAhole subReddit where they explained how their mom and stepfather are trying to get them and their stepsibling to get along and spend time with each other. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post.

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/ToneRecent6796:

The mom and stepfather have always encouraged OP and their brother to spend more time together.

OP's stepfather is trying some solutions to make his son behave better.

Despite many attempts by OP's mom and her husband, nothing has worked so far.

The parents still refuse to take no for answer and keep trying to make them closer.

OP was unsure whether they made the right decision and decided to ask the Reddit r/AmItheAhole community.

Here's why OP thinks they might be the a-hole:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/ToneRecent6796's post:

That's not OP's problem to deal with.

OP's stepbrother isn't even trying to become better.

The stepbrother needs to take some responsibility for their actions.

The parents should leave OP alone.

Actions speak louder than words.

He had more than enough time to change but refused to do so.

The parents should deal with their own problems themselves.

The parents need to drop this asap.

OP replied to the previous user's comment:

Family is important but they have to act right to be allowed to be part of your life.

People can change and OP should give their stepbrother a chance.

OP refuses to consider her stepbrother as “family.”

You have the right to choose your family.

OP did the right thing by refusing to associate themselves with their toxic stepbrother. The stepbrother's behavior hasn't changed after all these years and is pretty much a lost cause by now.

OP has every right to choose who gets to be part of their life, and the parents should respect that. If you enjoyed this story, make sure to check out similar content on our platform.

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