Mother Lied About Deadbeat Father – The Truth Was Shocking
The Original Post
My entire life I was just with mom, dad was never in my life, my entire life I was told by mom and her whole family that dad was a deadbeat piece of shit who ran away after mom got pregnant with me, my entire life she and her family would talk shit about him the entire time, they made him seem like the absolute worst person ever. And I believed them because he was never in my life.
But a few months ago I got really curious, I’ve been curious about dad for a few years now but honestly after I saw a TikTok about someone in my same situation I got really curious and got his identity from mom, and it was really easy finding him on facebook, he looked like an older version of me it was so weird, he’s a lawyer and he’s married with 4 kids who are all younger than me.
It took me a few days but I messaged him a long message, I introduced myself and I told him who my mom is and that I was his son, half an hour later he responded and he was actually so excited, he asked to FaceTime me and I accepted, he started crying when he saw me and he was so red faced, I asked if he knew about me and he said she told him she miscarried me, they were together when they got pregnant with me and they had many issues together but he wanted to stay because of me, he said she was so toxic and her family too, he kept crying and apologising for not being in my life and he kept repeating that he thought I didn’t make it, he even said how much I look like him at my age and he asked to meet me in person. And when I did he hugged me so tight I almost choked.
He’s now obsessed with me and honestly I am with him, he introduced me to his family and friends and he likes introducing me as his boy, he even paid off all my student loans without me asking him to he just asked if I had any and he paid them all off, he said he’s saving for all his kids so it’s only fair he did it for me too. I love him so fucking much already and I hate that I missed out on him my entire life, he even took me last minute on his family’s holiday vacation back on Christmas. He talks to me every day now even though he’s a lawyer and he’s busy as fuck he keeps making time for me every day.
And now ever since I met him I’ve been avoiding my mom, I honestly hate her of depriving me of him my entire life and lying about him my entire life, we’ve honestly have had many many issues recently and this was just the last straw for me, she keeps calling and trying to talk to me but I don’t answer her, I don’t wanna talk to her anymore. She robbed me of an entire lifetime of my dad.
What Reddit Said
Reddit overwhelmingly supported OP’s decision to cut contact with his mother. Most users expressed outrage at the mother’s deception and praised the father’s emotional reaction. However, many were curious about how the mother responded when confronted with her lies.
The community celebrated OP’s reunion with his father. Moreover, they validated his anger toward his mother’s betrayal. In fact, most commenters agreed that lying about a miscarriage was unforgivable.
The Verdict
The consensus was crystal clear: OP’s mother deserves no forgiveness for her cruel deception. This heartbreaking case shows how a mother lied about deadbeat father to manipulate her son for decades. Therefore, OP’s decision to prioritize his relationship with his loving father over his toxic mother resonated strongly with parental alienation survivors on Reddit.
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