Family problems can be some of the most difficult to navigate. Whether large or small, they can have an impact on us that is profound.
The man in the following story found out about this issue when he revealed something to his parents that they weren’t expecting. Unfortunately, they could not hide who they were and it wasn’t long before problems ensued.
Eventually, they tried to make amends but he saw through their thin layer of regret. He couldn’t help but wonder, however, was he taking things too far? You be the judge.
Some info: So my parents for years had the same cleaning lady, I was somewhat friendly with her daughter who’s the same age. But it didn’t become a thing until we were 20. I was back home from college for winter break. We got to spend time together and then I went back to school . Well that “time” we spent together resulted in me getting her pregnant only i didn’t know.
She didn’t want to tell anyone who it was because she was scared for her mom’s job and me possibly rejecting our baby. After I finished college I tried to reach out to her again and that’s when I found out. My son was 3 @ that time. We did a paternity test to find out I was the father. My parents showed their true colors after I told them. Should add my son’s mom side is Cuban so he half Cuban.
They always gave subtle racist stuff every now but this is was the first I saw them as full blown racist a**holes. They denied my son being family. They accused my son’s mom of being a gold digger tampering with paternity results to try to trap me into taking care of her kid. Like if a court dna test was gonna lie.
Unfortunately they did fire her mom but she managed to find work. For all these reasons I stopped having contact with my parents. For 3 years since. I’m with my son’s mom now and we’ve been living together for a while.a few months ago I got a surprise visit from my grandma on my dad’s side. She finally found out why I’m not around the family anymore and she wanted to meet her great-grandson.
Lucky that she not like the rest of my family and she was really mad when i told her the whole story.
My grandma made lots of changes to her will and says she wants my son to have something. No coincidence that once this happened my parents were suddenly wanting to come around wanting to reconcile. Have a feeling she probably took them out of her will or something. Most of their wealth came form her. Because I’m rejecting them from being in our lives my mom decided to post a pic of my son on FB recently on his 6th b-day. Saw it cause my sis sent it to me.
It’s her venting about not being in her grandson’s life and to tell him Happy Birthday. Lot of ppl were giving her sympathy so I commented, “remember you said you didn’t want a brown baby in the family.” Within that hour got some reactions and my mom ended up deleting. Some in our family say I was an asshole for embarrassing my mom online where she was only venting her frustration. And so should’ve left it at that. My mom is mad too for using a mistake she made back then to humiliate her to friends and other family who saw the post and are now being negative toward her.
Hard to feel like I am when I just called her out when she tried to pull the victim card. AITA?
