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A Shocking Remark from his Mom Towards his Stepdaughter and Wife

A Shocking Remark from his Mom Towards his Stepdaughter and Wife

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Is this a story of someone wanting a better gift or was this a small gift to send a message? Tempers are high in this family who has gone through a lot and is trying to make sense of a new family dynamic mother.

Recently a Redditor stopped by the threads to ask if he was being unreasonable about his feelings towards his wife after a spat with his mother.

Gift Giving

The original poster (OP) is married, he and his wife share a two-year-old, and he has a stepdaughter from his wife’s previous marriage. His stepdaughter, whose father passed away, does not call him dad and only refers to him as “Mr., then his last name.”

Grandma Aftermath

A bit later, OP’s wife pulled his mother aside and said that her oldest daughter was hurt by the very simple gift to the daughter. OP’s mother replied to her that she went out of her way to get her stepgranddaughter a gift as a grandmother despite how she feels about her new stepfather and that if they have such an issue with it, they can go find her (stepdaughters) real father and ask him for a gift.

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OP said that due to the comments his mother made to his wife. It caused a bit of a scene as she didn’t take that comment well and said his mother has “no respect” for them. OP said he tried to calm the situation down and told his mom she was being a little harsh.

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Reddit Weighs In

One Redditor said, “.WHAT?!?! “Go ask your dead dad for a present” …OP is defending this?! And blaming his wife for being rightfully upset about both the favoritism and the unforgivably cruel remark?! I hope Kate has started contacting divorce lawyers. There is no coming back from this.

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A second Redditor said, “You say you’re not bothered by it but apparently you’ve bitched and complained enough to your Mom that Mommy dearest has taken up the offense for you.

Yeah, it feels like OP let mom do the dirty work for him, and he secretly thinks Liz deserved it (while being very careful not to voice that explicitly). He seems to have secretly enjoyed mom’s dig at Liz (both the cheap present and the horrible remark). OP and mom are both huge AHs.”

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A third Redditor said, “This makes his remark in the post about being bothered that Liz doesn’t call him dad all the worse. Liz lost the man that she called Dad. That grief is profound. On top of that, OP is expecting her to tack on a feeling of guilt that she is calling someone else Dad. OP needs to step back, take a seat, and read the GD room.”

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