AITA for refusing to get rid of my two dogs for my husband's allergic love child
Betrayal had shattered the foundation of her marriage, yet she chose forgiveness and fought to rebuild the life they once dreamed of.
When the consequences of that one night emerged as a child, she embraced the innocent boy as family, ready to love him as her own despite the tangled past that bound them all.
But love collided with impossible demands when the child’s severe allergy to her cherished dogs sparked an ultimatum. These dogs were more than pets—they were her anchors through heartbreak and healing, beloved by her children and herself.
Now, standing at a painful crossroads, she faced a choice that threatened to unravel everything she had fought so hard to protect.
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The Original Poster (OP) is firmly standing by her decision to keep her beloved French bulldogs, which she views as crucial emotional support following her husband's infidelity.
The central conflict lies between her established family unit, which includes the pets, and the needs of her husband's child from the affair, who is severely allergic and excluded from their home.
Is the OP justified in prioritizing the established emotional security provided by her dogs over accommodating the needs of her husband's allergic child, forcing the husband to bear the full financial burden of alternative visitation arrangements?
Or does the responsibility to the innocent child necessitate a sacrifice of the pets, regardless of the OP's past trauma?