It's no secret that blending families can be difficult and it doesn't always go well, especially if one parent left the other for their new partner. But often it's the kids that end up feeling upset and hurt.
However, one social media user has been left gobsmacked after coming across a hateful post penned by a stepmother in a parenting group on Facebook. The unnamed person has shared the contents of the post with others, as she was so perturbed by it, asking if they should let the woman's husband know what she wrote. And it's fair to say people had a lot of thoughts on the subject.
Taking to Reddit's Two Hot Takes forum, the social media user asked if they would be an a**hole if they reached out to the husband. They explained: "On a small parenting Facebook group, a member made a post about hating her stepkids. She said they are the blight of her existence and that if her husband were to get full custody of them, instead of every other weekend, she would leave because she hates them and already counts down the minutes until they are gone again.
"Well, I found her husband (she has him listed on her FB) and I am debating sending him screenshots of her post and comments. I know, as a parent, I wouldn't want anyone like that around my kids. Would I be the a**hole if I were to reach out to him?" Over 1,400 people upvoted the post and hundreds commented on it to share their thoughts, with many in agreement that they should contact the husband, as they would want to know what their spouse is really like. One person said: "I'd say not the a**hole. As a parent of 4 stepchildren, and 3 of my own I would 100% want to know if my partner said this. And if they have said that on any kind of social media, then it's waaaay worse in their mind."
Someone else agreed, writing: "Not the a**hole. DO IT. To everyone saying mind your own business... you know how many adults or older children come into counseling because everyone in their life said they didn't help because they were just 'minding their own business...' He is with her. If she's truly just blowing off steam (this would be a horrible way to do it and is a red flag in itself), then he can assess that for himself with all the information presented. But he should know she's posting this and how she feels. Just because you're overwhelmed doesn't mean you behave in whatever way you want... especially with children who are vulnerable. You're giving him the information for the sake of children involved, not telling him what to do with it. Do it."
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While another said: "As someone who's stepmom did seem to hate my father's children, I would have appreciated someone helping to point that out to my dad because he definitely didn't believe us. Chances are, she takes a lot of this frustration out on his kids when he isn't around."
However, some did think they would be in the wrong to contact the husband, saying that they shouldn't potentially ruin someone's marriage over a Facebook post. The original poster later updated to say they had responded to the wife's post asking what would happen if her husband and stepkids saw it, and she commented: "I don't give a f**k if he leaves me I don't have to deal with his f**king kids anymore." She added that the post has since been deleted.
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