This Man Wants To Know If He’s In The Wrong For Not Wanting His Parents Associating With His Ex

Reddit has a way of turning messy family drama into a full-blown public debate, and this one is no exception. A man says his parents keep choosing to spend time with his ex-wife and her family, and after years of that dynamic, he is left feeling pushed aside.

What makes it even more complicated is that this has been going on for a decade, with old relationships, family loyalty, and lingering resentment all tangled together. He says he feels abandoned, while the rest of the family seems to think the arrangement is normal.

Now he wants to know if he is wrong for not wanting his parents to stay so connected to his ex. Read on.

Here’s the story.

He goes into detail about how his life with his wife was and shares a bit of their story.

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It’s a long one..

This is where he tells us how his parents reacted to what his wife did.

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This is where the family drama really starts to show.

Wait… 10 years?!

This is where it throws us a curveball because this has been going on for 10 years. I don't think anyone was expecting that. That means this child is now 10 years old.

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Okay, that was a rollercoaster ride of a story.

This is what his parents think and their point of view on how he's acting towards the child.

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Reddit came in with the comments.

Reddit came in with the comments.

Comments were definitely in favor of him, stating that he's not the a*shole in this story.

SharkClub12

Very toxic.

The parents are definitely the ones who are being a*sholes.

lattelane682

Interesting..

The parents probably just don't want to accept it.

AdministrationThis77

Yes, there sure do.

PaintedLady5519

Another commenter thinks the family is way out of line.

Throw the whole family away.

_Friend_Computer_

A good reason to go NC for sure.

This commenter had a lot of valid points. This situation is insane.

ImageNo1045

Exactly. He’s definitely not the a*shole.

Parasamgate

This one says the blame is not on him.

This also echoes the wife and husband who fought after requesting in-laws pay for their extended stay.

Another comment saying his family is in the wrong

We're glad that he's realizing that he isn't the one in the wrong and that he isn't crazy.

skywalkera420

Why is his ex keeping up with this?

Based on his story, his ex is toxic as well, so it's just one big toxic circle, and that's why she's keeping up with this.

NoodleDoodleGirl

Another comment saying to cut contact.

WolfMaiden18

Definite heavy gaslighting by making him feel like it’s his fault.

I can't imagine being in his situation. I figure it would make you feel crazy to have everyone on your ex's side when clearly she is the one in the wrong.

ScarletteMayWest

Just throw the whole family away.

zinasbear

He definitely deserves better.

The parents are really crossing boundaries. Cutting them off seems to be the common advice given from these Reddit comments.

Kithanye

There are still a lot of unanswered questions here.

So many questions and details to this situation.

Significant_Froyo_79

His family is awful for doing this.

Again, we are just so sad that OP feels like he was the one who was insane, but really he's in the right in this situation.

skywalkera420

For sure he should tell his extended family the situation.

MissContrariwise

Interesting. Here’s another detail.

Final_Comission4160

This one hit the nail on the head.

neeksknowsbest

Reddit came in with all the questions.

If she spends a lot of time with OP's family, then maybe it is because she doesn't have much family of her own, but OP's right. What about the new hubby's family?

SourNotesRockHardAbs

This story is definitely one we may not ever forget. With all the details and the fact that this has been going on for 10 years now is really crazy.

Some of these stories that we see on Reddit can be wild, and this is definitely a great example of that. I mean, what do you think?

Share this story to see what others have to say about this.

Ten years of family tension is a long time to carry.

Still dealing with controlling parents, check out the man who got slammed for skipping family events over intrusive in-laws.