Friend Thought His Buddy Was Being Mistreated By His Ex, So He Took It Upon Himself To Step In, Only To Learn He Wasn’t The Hero For Doing So
He shouldn’t be getting involved.
When you perceive that someone you care about is being treated unfairly, it can be hard to not jump in and stick up for them.
But sometimes, getting involved is the worst thing that you can do.
The guy in this story found that out the hard way when he tried to defend his buddy from his ex.
But instead he ended up feeling the brunt of her wrath instead.
Read on to find out how this sorry situation reached boiling point.
I am 35 and have a friend called, Steve (48).
Steve accidentally got Stephanie (44) pregnant about a decade ago, and they now have a daughter, Chloe (nine).
I met Steve last year at a park while walking my dog, and we became friends since he lives nearby and also has a dog.
Steve’s a good guy who cares deeply about his daughters (he has three adult daughters from another relationship).
This is about to get a whole lot more chaotic.
Whenever I’m with Steve and Stephanie calls, she often seems ridiculous.
Sometimes she calls over minor things; other times, she’s frantic, like she’s on the verge of a breakdown.
She’s a helicopter parent and very possessive of Chloe.
Stephanie doesn’t let Chloe visit Steve alone.
The first time Steve ever took Chloe anywhere without her was recently—and only because one of his adult daughters went with them to a movie.
Steve said Stephanie blew up Chloe’s phone the entire time.
Yikes! This only got worse from there.
Steve wanted to teach Chloe to ski, but Stephanie told him it wasn’t appropriate for a 9-year-old and that he needed to find a better activity.
But every idea Steve has for activities gets shut down with an excuse.
Despite this, Stephanie often makes passive-aggressive comments like, “Come over here and be a dad,” even though Steve gives her at least $250 a month (voluntarily, no court order) and spends multiple evenings a week at her place to be with Chloe, as that’s Stephanie’s idea of visitation.
She makes it seem like he isn’t a good father or something when, in reality, it is her that doesn’t really let Chloe hang out with friends.
Uh-oh. Let’s see how the situation escalated.
Stephanie isolates Chloe from Steve’s side of the family and she is always worrying about making rent, yet only has a part-time job and spends money that should be going towards other things on weed.
She Chloe a smartphone due to her incessant need to always be able to contact her.
When Steve brought up to Stephanie that he thought that nine is way too young to have a smartphone, his concerns were all ignored.
When he brought up that he doesn’t like Chloe being around her when she is smoking weed due to secondhand smoke, the issue was disregarded.
And it didn’t end there.
Recently, Stephanie moved, and I helped Steve while she mostly stood around watching.
Her place looked like it was recently featured on Hoarders.
That day, Stephanie took Chloe to the ER for the flu as “Urgent Care won’t see her without insurance”.
Later, I told Steve about the Affordable Care Act and how he could get insurance for himself and Chloe.
The next day, Steve asked Stephanie for Chloe’s social security number to enroll her, and Stephanie freaked out, saying, “I don’t even give Chloe’s SSN to the state!”
She claimed Chloe was already insured and when asked by Steve who the insurer was, she mumbled something vague.
So this guy decided to take matters into his own hands.
I directly asked, “Who is she insured through then?” and Stephanie snapped, yelling, “WE ARE HER PARENTS!”
When we left, Steve said, “See what I’m dealing with? How she snapped at you?”
I replied that she had a point—it’s not really my business and maybe I shouldn’t have asked who insures her child.
AITA?
Sure, perhaps the guy was a little out of order for stepping in the middle of a disagreement between the two parents.
But it’s clear that Stephanie is behaving totally unacceptably – and refusing Steve equal parenting rights.
However, you really have to wonder if Steve is telling his buddy the full story.
Let’s see what Reddit thought about this.
This person suggested that there might be more here than meets the eye.
And others thought that the only person we should feel sorry for is Chloe.
But most Redditors were in agreement that, despite how he portrays himself, Steve is not the stand-up guy here.
This whole situation just shows that sometimes, everyone can be in the wrong.
And that you really shouldn’t stick your nose into other peoples’ business, since you often don’t have the full story.
He shouldn’t be getting involved.
If you enjoyed that story, read this one about a mom who was forced to bring her three kids with her to apply for government benefits, but ended up getting the job of her dreams.
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The drama’s production team teased, “This week, the heartbreaking reason why Mi Jeong had no choice but to leave the village—and why Dong Jin wants so badly to help Mi Jeong return to an ordinary life—will be revealed.”
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In the meantime, check out the first two episodes of the drama with subtitles on Viki below!
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