Father’s ‘Heart Shattered’ By New Partner Who Forced His Son Out Of Family Portrait

Feb 14, 2025 by apost team

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While blended families are more normal nowadays and there are many positive examples of perfect coparenting and family blending, the evil stepmother trope does find its way back into real life now and again. In one case, Reddit users, en masse, advised a man to divorce his wife after he shared her treatment of his son from a previous relationship. 

The man sought advice over his wife’s unjust treatment of his son. In the post titled, “AITAH For Losing It On My Wife After She Told My Son to ‘Get Out of the Picture’ at My Stepdaughter’s Birthday,” the user explained that while he and his wife of eight years have a great relationship, the opposite could be said about her and his son. The man added that their blended family comprised four children from her previous relationship, aged between 11 and 15, and his 10-year-old son from a previous relationship. He said that he approached parenting their children with the same love and fairness. 

“Since day one, I’ve treated her kids as my own and done my best to support the family. Financially, it’s a big load, but I’m happy to do it,” he wrote.

Despite his equal treatment, he divulged that his wife does not treat his son fairly, creating massive problems in their marriage. 

“The main issue – and what’s tearing me apart – is how she treats my son. She barely acknowledges him, rarely asks how he’s doing, and generally acts like he’s invisible,” he complained.

He went on to share that she had banned his son from the family picture at his stepdaughter’s birthday, as she wanted one with “just her kids.” This offended the man, who took to Reddit to share his frustration.

Recalling the events at his stepdaughter’s party, the man wrote:

“But then, right after the group photo, my wife looked at my son and told him, ‘Get out of the picture, move to the side — I want one with just my kids.’”

This was particularly sad and disheartening given the fact that the man’s son lost his own mother two years prior, and a rejection from the only maternal figure he had left could cause deep emotional and psychological trauma. He wrote that he called her out on her behavior:

“I felt like my heart shattered in that moment. I completely lost it. I told her that we’re supposed to be a blended family and that my son deserves to be treated like one of her own. I feel like she’s drawing lines between ‘her’ kids and ‘my’ son, and it just doesn’t sit right with me.”

He concluded that all he wished for was that she include him and treat him fairly before asking the Reddit community if he was overreacting. Since being uploaded, the post has gone viral and garnered almost 10,000 comments, with Reddit users giving their take on the situation.

“I would hate to know how she treats him when you are not around!” one user remarked.

Another user shared some words of advice:

“You need to remove yourself and your son from this toxic environment. I cannot imagine the hurt he has endured and the damage she’s already done to him.”

One of the more profound comments read:

“Kids deserve love from all parents, not just the biological ones. It’s crucial.”

Many sided with him, concluding that his son deserved better than the treatment from his stepmother.

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