Wife Wants To Know If She's TA For Not Inviting Her Husband's Son Over For Christmas
How embarrassing.
Christmas is that time of year filled with fun family gatherings, gift-giving, excitement, carols, and other traditions that bring families together. For most of us, Christmas also evokes memories of familiar sounds, smells, and a feeling of home.
This family tradition keeps us close to our siblings, parents, and other relatives. These gatherings provide us with a sense of belonging and identity.
In addition to these, there are memories that will last a lifetime. So, you can see how important it is to uphold family traditions.
As parents, we teach our kids the value of family, closeness, and togetherness. In other words, these lessons help shape their character.
Your children will pass these traditions on to the next generation as the family grows larger. They may also add their own twist.
However, for Reddit user u/R3dhead123456, she has excluded her husband's son from Christmas celebrations. It has been four years since they last invited him to join the family Christmas gathering.
The son seems to be distant from them, as she appears to have set a barrier between them. She even compared her son to her husband's son, which shouldn't be the case.
Read on to learn the entire story and see how people have reacted to it. Be the judge: is she TA here?
Here's what she posted on Reddit:
via: R3dhead123456The son lives 15 minutes away from them, and she describes him as being very different toward her and her husband.
via: R3dhead123456They just dropped off a gift for her husband's son and left after three minutes. She was very upset by the son's reaction.
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She's asking if she's the idiot for not inviting her husband's son for Christmas.
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She criticized the son's outfit four Christmases ago and explained that she did not inform him of the dress code for that gathering.
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Here's how people have reacted to her post. It wasn't a visit but a drive-by to her husband's son.
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The wife is a snobbish, shallow person who only cares about appearances rather than family.
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It's no wonder the daughter is no longer in contact with them.
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This person understands where the son is coming from. Dropping by for just three minutes and only texting on Christmas? Are they even parents?
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This person couldn't believe this was a real story.
via: Tjibbernaut
The wife sounds so judgmental!
via: ihaaatespiders
Just because the son doesn't fit her definition of 'success' doesn't mean she can treat him however she wants.
via: Drakontus
She's a judgmental person. No wonder the daughter went no contact.
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Everyone sees why the daughter went low contact.
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She complained about how he looked but didn't even bother to tell him there was a Christmas dress code for some reason.
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It's as if she is saying that he isn't part of the family like her children are.
via: Think-Professional-2
She sounds like a condescending, arrogant, and materialistic snob!
via: BadgeGirl92
Based on her comments, it seems she harbors some strange resentment toward her husband's son.
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Money can't buy class.
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She sucks!
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This person can relate to this, as her dad remarried a woman like this OP.
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The son needs love, not criticism.
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What are your fondest Christmas memories with your family? Each year, we look forward to celebrating Christmas with the whole family.
But for the husband's son, we can only imagine the trauma and heartache he has experienced dealing with his stepmom. Perhaps he can understand his dad but never his judgmental wife.
