AITAH for telling my boyfriend he’s “not a real parent” because he only has his son four days a month?
The user, a 26-year-old female, describes her relationship with her 31-year-old boyfriend who has a 6-year-old son from a prior relationship.
The boyfriend typically sees his son every other weekend, often from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon, sometimes extending to Monday morning depending on the son's school schedule. While the user likes the son, she admits she has not formed a deep bond with him.
The conflict arises when parenting topics, such as discipline or eating habits, come up, as the boyfriend acts like an expert, often lecturing the user's sister, who has a full-time toddler, and even offering unso***ited advice to the user herself.
This dynamic culminated when the user finally reacted strongly to his unso***ited advice directed at her sister.
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The original poster finds herself in a difficult position, feeling frustrated by her boyfriend's perceived overconfidence in parenting matters given his limited time with his son, which led her to make a very blunt and perhaps hurtful comment.
She is now facing coldness from her boyfriend and criticism from his mother, questioning whether her frustration justified her harsh reaction.
The central question is whether the user was wrong for voicing her observation about her boyfriend's limited parenting time in such a direct manner, or if her frustration with his unso***ited expert advice warranted the blunt statement, even if it caused offense and backlash.
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