Man Chooses To Divorce His Wife Because She Wasn't In Support Of Their Son Being Gay, Sits With Him During Her Funeral Despite Family's Disapproval

"I am now disgraced by her family for supporting my son."

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• May 26, 2023

There are numerous ways to experience grief and come to terms with loss. The most important thing is for you not to try to ignore your sorrow.

Until you are able to control your grief on your own, support may be a good idea. It is crucial to seek support after a loss if you are feeling extremely overwhelmed or sad about it.

Family and sympathetic friends can be excellent sources of support. They are also experiencing grief; therefore, some people find that talking about their memories can be therapeutic.

The original poster of today's story lost his wife to cancer, but he chose not to sit with his wife's family during her funeral. Well, the OP has two kids, and his son came out as gay when he was 16 years old.

OP's wife was never supportive of their son being gay. Their son moved out at 19 to live with his boyfriend.

My wife tried to pretend he did not exist, and none of her family members were supportive and would let it be known during family events. As a result, the OP became distant from his wife and was looking into divorce before they discovered she had cancer.

So when the OP chose to sit with his son during her funeral, the wife's family expressed great displeasure about it. In fact, this has caused tension between the families, and you can read the entire story below. 

The story kicks off but not without a headline

OP's son came out as gay when he was 16 and his wife was never supportive of their son being gay

Late wife's brother approached the OP asking if he would sit with him and his family but he declined

BIL even went as far as to say that OP's wife did not want her son there as he was a disgrace

In only a day of this story being posted, it got more than 10k upvotes and over a thousand comments. Here are some of the top replies for you to check out below

This Redditor says the OP is brave, supportive and loving

Apparently, the OP was ready to divorce his wife over this

This Redditor gives the OP a high five for being a supportive parent to his son

This Redditor says the OP was a great husband and a great father

This Redditor believes the OP doesn't have to deal with any of them now

The OP supported his son through a tough time losing his mom

The OP only chose to support your son who had just lost his mother

The OP should have invited the wife's brother to leave if he's so mad about it

The comments were full of people saying their minds about Christianity and how some choose to judge despite God saying that we should love everyone. It all boils down to the fact that a verdict has been passed, and the OP was declared not the AH.

What are your thoughts about this story? What would you have done if you were in the OP's shoes?

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Maryjane