Single Mom's Dream Vacation With Her Sons Turns Into A Road Trip From Hell After Her Boyfriend And His Bratty Teenage Daughter Ruined It

One family road trip was supposed to be a long-awaited adventure for a single mom and her two young sons, but it quickly turned into a test of patience. What started as a carefully planned vacation became a messy ride once her boyfriend and his teenage daughter insisted on joining at the last minute.

The 27-year-old mom had spent months getting ready for a 26-hour drive with her boys, ages 9 and 6, and she wanted every stop to be special. Then Dave, her 44-year-old boyfriend of three years, asked to come along with his 17-year-old daughter, Ann, even though the two families did not exactly get along. Read on.

Around 3 in the afternoon, 9 hours after their road trip started, the unhappy group finally reached a hotel in Pennsylvania.

Dave asked OP if he could borrow the car and take Ann for a drive because she was getting too irritated with OP's kids. She replied that as long as they made it quick since she had to shop for food and dinner.

Three hours later, the father and daughter finally returned from their drive. It turns out they had dinner all by themselves, prompting OP to say, "You didn't think we wanted to eat too?"

"I don't think we asked," Ann brattily replied. After a few more days on the road with Ann's trashy attitude, OP finally had enough.

OP's kids, for whom the trip was originally planned, were not enjoying themselves and were now telling OP they just wanted to go home. Dave also repeatedly told the two boys to keep quiet so as not to irritate his precious daughter.

OP also completely skipped the places she originally planned to visit with her kids because of Ann's temper tantrums. Plus, Dave was refusing to let OP drive her own car.

OP couldn't take it any longer and finally snapped. She told Dave to "pull the f*ck over," and when he finally did, OP drove them to the nearest car rental place.

She told them to get out of her car, and they resumed their endless complaining. The teenager was whining that she wouldn't get in a car that had bed bugs, while Dave was saying he didn't have enough money left for a rental, having spent $1,500 on Ann during the last 4 days.

OP, like a queen, replied, "I don't believe I f*cking asked," echoing Ann's words from a few days earlier. She drove off and left them 800 miles away from home.

It took Dave and Ann 4 days to get home, having little to no funds left. Dave was forced to borrow money, and now they are calling OP the c-word.

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You can read about OP's hellish trip below:

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So what do you think, is she the a**hole?

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That is where the trip really started to fall apart.

Most of Reddit says she isn't and wished them a great vacation after they kicked the two extra baggage.

Status-Pattern7539

OP happily reported that the trip was fantastic without them.

719917710, AcceptableCry7613

Plenty of commenters thought she waited too long to put her foot down.

Some think OP should have kicked them out a lot sooner than 4 days.

KahurangiNZ

Ann was by far the biggest grouch on this otherwise precious trip.

reunitedthrowaway

It could be she was acting out because she didn't want to come along in the first place.

bigwilliesty1e

However, at 17 years old, it's hard not to place the blame on her since she's old enough to know exactly what she's doing.

shance-trash

Dave's enabling behavior and Ann's trashy attitude are enough reasons not to be in touch with them ever again.

LittlestEcho

Dave did not exactly make things easier.

It’s the same kind of blowup as the group that argued after a friend’s reckless vacation spending.

If Dave had no money left after 4 days, he was definitely counting on OP to finance the rest of the trip.

ladybetty

Thank heavens OP has a good head on her shoulders.

Other_Appeal6415, 719917710

He's a lot older than OP, plus he's broke, not to mention his unacceptable behavior. What a catch.

overseas-mango

The way that 17-year-old Ann told off OP's much younger children was just the cherry on top of a sh*tty ice cream.

Seliphra

OP should treat the past three years of their relationship as a crash course on who not to date, and the vacation was the practical exam.

iopele

In the end, OP and her boys got the trip they wanted once the extra drama was gone.

OP and her kids had such a blast after kicking out Dave and Ann that they stayed a few days longer.

kelsE17, 719917710

OP's kids will definitely remember this trip...

kelsE17

... they will also never forget how kickass their mom was!

soul_reddish, remindmeofthe

OP was even too nice to the father and daughter for dropping them off at a car rental and not in the middle of nowhere.

maggienetism

OP did a great job cleaning out the trash as early as now.

Few-Cookie9298

That was such a jerk move. They knew OP and her kids needed food, but they didn't even bother asking if they wanted some takeout.

finitetime2

It looks like Dave doesn't know how to parent and is just giving in to Ann's every whim to overcompensate.

URSmarterThanILook

On the other hand, OP is actually an a**hole for leaving them with no means to go home, BUT her a**holish behavior is justified and correct.

meikello

"Sometimes you get to be an a**hole," and in this case, it's perfectly fine. OP's initial misgivings about agreeing to take Ann and Dave on their trip were correct.

She will definitely listen to her instincts more if she's ever in the same situation. Lucky for her kids, they have a mom who can show them what it's like to stand up for themselves and the people they love.

Before you judge OP, read how one traveler refused to pay for friends’ road-trip overspending.