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Man Refuses After Ex-Girlfriend on 'Death Bed' Guilt Trips Him into Adopting Her 7-Year-Old

Holy crap! There's a limit to how much a person can bear.

Man Refuses After Ex-Girlfriend on 'Death Bed' Guilt Trips Him into Adopting Her 7-Year-Old

Some family drama starts with a breakup, but this one took a much stranger turn. A man who was dumped for being too boring is now being pressured to adopt his ex-girlfriend’s 7-year-old son after she says she is on her death bed. Then she ended the relationship, and now she wants him to step back in as the legal parent, while his own family is split on whether he should say yes.

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Now the internet is weighing in, and the guilt trip is only getting messier. Read on.

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Here's how it all began.

Here's how it all began.TemporaryCook76
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This might look like OP's happily ever after, but it was just the beginning of a storm.

This might look like OP's happily ever after, but it was just the beginning of a storm.TemporaryCook76
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She broke up with him for silly reasons.

She broke up with him for silly reasons.TemporaryCook76

OP did the right thing by refusing to adopt the kid.

OP did the right thing by refusing to adopt the kid.TemporaryCook76

OP's parents and sister, however, have other opinions.

OP's parents and sister, however, have other opinions.TemporaryCook76

OP asked the world if he was an AH for refusing, and people answered.

OP asked the world if he was an AH for refusing, and people answered.TemporaryCook76

He can consider it, but it's his decision.

He can consider it, but it's his decision.TemporaryCook76

OP shouldn't feel guilty.

OP shouldn't feel guilty.TemporaryCook76

We feel bad for the child too, but it's been two years.

We feel bad for the child too, but it's been two years.TemporaryCook76

That sympathy for the child did not change the bigger argument.

Not OP's problem and not his responsibility.

Not OP's problem and not his responsibility.TemporaryCook76

This echoes the AITA fight over choosing the ex’s disowned dog over her new puppy.

Meanwhile, some people think OP should think about it.

Meanwhile, some people think OP should think about it.TemporaryCook76

That's right, it's a weird situation.

That's right, it's a weird situation.TemporaryCook76

Yes, this is my question too.

Yes, this is my question too.TemporaryCook76

OP should do it only if he wants to; otherwise, it's not his problem.

OP should do it only if he wants to; otherwise, it's not his problem.TemporaryCook76

That's true, adopting a kid is a huge responsibility.

That's true, adopting a kid is a huge responsibility.TemporaryCook76

Nailed it.

Man discusses adoption responsibility with others, emphasizing the child’s biological fatherTemporaryCook76

I honestly agree with this.

I honestly agree with this.TemporaryCook76

This is so true. This child should live with his biological father.

This is so true. This child should live with his biological father.TemporaryCook76

She knows he's the only one she can trust.

She knows he's the only one she can trust.TemporaryCook76

This is true.

This is true.TemporaryCook76

Exactly, maybe she just needs someone to be financially responsible for her child.

Exactly, maybe she just needs someone to be financially responsible for her child.TemporaryCook76

This is gold.

This is gold.TemporaryCook76

OP has the right to refuse.

OP has the right to refuse.TemporaryCook76

Yep, we agree too.

Yep, we agree too.TemporaryCook76

Good point.

Good point.TemporaryCook76

This is 100% correct.

This is 100% correct.TemporaryCook76

It wasn't OP who broke up with her in the first place. She did, and for silly reasons, too.

I don't know what I would have done if I were in OP's situation, but I know that he has the right to accept or refuse after how he was treated.

What do you think?

He does not owe anyone a rushed yes.

Before you judge OP’s refusal to adopt his ex’s 7-year-old, read how someone refused to share their ex’s pet.

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