Teen Threatens to Live with His Biological Mom If His Stepmom ‘Doesn’t Stop Bashing Her Parenting Skills’

A 15-year-old boy has revealed he sparked a huge family feud after threatening to stop spending time at his dad’s house because of his stepmom’s criticism of his mom.

On Monday, Jan. 27, he penned a lengthy post on Reddit’s Am I The A—--- forum, venting his frustrations under the username BusEffective4452. He explained that he has been spending alternating weeks at his parents' homes since they split up when he was a baby.

The 15-year-old said he’s mostly been happy and loves his family but in recent years issues with his stepmom have come into play.

“I do find her more annoying with more strict rules than what I have at my mom’s house (She's a vice principal, very serious), but recently, she has been making shots to my dad and me about my mom and stepdad,” he wrote, adding, “(Which might have always been a thing, but now that I'm older she is just doing it more in front of me?)”

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“Saying things like she doesn't take my education seriously, she's never grown up, they flaunt their money in front of her and my dad, they spoil me, they let me get away with everything,” he continued.

“I honestly don't even know where she comes up with this,” he said. “My dad doesn't really say anything, agrees occasionally, but it's been making me angrier and angrier."

“Obviously, I would never admit it to my dad, but I do love my mom more,” he added. “She is like the most awesome and important person to me, and hearing my stepmom say crap just made me boil over.”

The teen said things truly arose in his eyes when his stepmom blamed his mother for his low mark on an exam. His dad demanded that he apologize after he told his stepmom to “shut her mouth” and threatened to go stay at his mom’s house permanently.

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“He said my mom would never allow it, and I made the mistake of saying we talked about it before,” the 15-year-old said. “He then called my mom and started a fight with her..... thinking she put me up to this.

“I couldn't handle it, so I left the house and called my stepdad to come get me,” he continued.”

“I've been at my mom's, but my dad's been texting and calling every day, jumping from begging me to come home, apologizing, to getting into fights with my mom and stepdad,” he added.  “I feel like an a------- for causing a huge fight between my families.”

Thousands of people responded to the post reassuring the teenager that he was right to confront his stepmom.

“You've made your stance clear. If your dad and stepmom don't apologize, then you won't be staying with them anymore,” one commenter wrote. “I think that's fair, since they've been disrespectful towards your mom."

“They need to respect your boundaries and understand that their behavior is not acceptable,” they continued. “If your dad truly values his relationship with you, then he will agree to your terms and tell his wife to back off. Otherwise, he will just have to settle for losing you.”

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Another person questioned if the teenager was “legally allowed” to decide for himself to stop seeing his dad.

“Is your mom ok with you being with her full time?” they continued. “Among other things, this could change the child support agreement and her household expenses so, something to consider."

“Stepmother may be 100% accurate in what she says but saying it in front of you is unacceptable,” they added. “Not her place to bash your mom. Hope you get everything worked out. NTA. [not the a-------]”

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