Woman Faces Backlash For Rudely Dismissing Parents' Request To Expel Friend's Boyfriend From Her Home

“My house, my guest!”

Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• June 25, 2023

Parenting is a tough nut to crack, so much so that not many get the hang of it. The responsibilities attached to the role may be too much for some, while others may lack the bandwidth it requires.

Parents are tasked with the essential responsibility of providing the basic needs of life for their children, as well as ensuring their emotional needs are met

To achieve this, many parents employ different styles they believe to be the best. Some parents, for example, may believe that being strict is the best parenting style. However, their children may disagree, which may ultimately result in conflict.

We found a story on the AITA subreddit that paints a similar picture. 

OP shared with the community that she had left home at eighteen because of her parents’ extremely strict parenting style. Despite her parents trying to get her to return home for months, she didn’t budge. 

Although OP didn’t cut off all contact with her parents, she only spoke with them occasionally, so when her mother called for a family Zoom call, OP decided to join in.

However, the call changed from good to bad when her mother spotted her friend’s boyfriend and assumed he was leaving OP’s bedroom. OP’s mother questioned her about this and then demanded that OP send him away.

In response, OP laughed and asked if she was out of her mind. Thereafter, OP’s family requested that OP apologize, leading her to ask the AITA question.

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The story in detail

A little backstory

OP left the house at 18, landed a good job and was able to get her own apartment. She also explained that her friend is over most of the time with her boyfriend

OP decided to have a family group call with her mom and other family members. However, her friend's boyfriend walked into the background, which caught everyone's attention

OP's mom insisted that she send her friend's boyfriend out of the house. But she refused and laughed it off in a rather condescending way. Now her entire family is upset and is requesting an apology

Important edit

We gathered some reactions from the Reddit community:

"You're an adult living in your own house, you can have whoever you like visiting"

"You're not under their roof so they don't get to keep policing who is allowed in and out of your house."

"NTA. I would laugh at your family that told you to apologize too"

"Obviously, your parents did not get the hint that they did something wrong when you left the house as early as you could"

"Honestly, no wonder you left. The fact your family are also demanding you to apologise is ridiculous."

"NTA. Laughing is a lot more respectful than what Would probably have come out of my mouth."

The commenters believe OP is NTA. Many shared their views about OP’s parents’ behavior, accusing them of being controlling.

They also suggested that OP take things up a notch by cutting off all forms of contact with her parents.

Do you agree with the Reddit community? Let us know in the comments below!

Jesse