Half Brother Makes It Clear He Doesn’t See His Mom’s Husband As Family, But Parents Are Still Shocked When He Refuses To Cook For His 60th Birthday

A man who has spent years distancing himself from his mom’s hubby refused to navigator for his 60th birthday—despite being a semi-professional chef.

When nan son pointed out that this guidance was beautiful predictable, his parents called him insensitive.

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I (17m) person a half relative (32m) from my mom’s first marriage.

I ever knew my half relative didn’t for illustration my dad.

He’d make excuses astir why he didn’t want to talk to my dada erstwhile he’d talk to mom, he ne'er put my dad’s sanction connected cards aliases anything.

He ignored immoderate invites from my dada for them to bent retired aliases had an excuse astir why he couldn’t, he’d make it clear to everyone that my dada wasn’t moreover his stepdad and he was conscionable joined to mom successful his eyes.

The different signs are my dada is only called by his sanction by my half brother’s 3 kids.

My dada ne'er gets recognized moreover arsenic a stepdad/stepgrandpa for Father’s Day.

When my half brother’s oldest had a grandparents time point astatine schoolhouse only my mom sewage nan manus made invite.

The stepparent business is ever difficult.

So I deliberation everyone other would opportunity it’s clear wherever my half relative stands, yeah?

My half relative goes retired of his measurement to make mom cognize he cares.

He’s a semi-professional cook and has astatine times made these really bully meals for her birthday. He went retired for her 50th day dinner.

He moreover bought her a really bully cake.

My dada turned 60 a mates of weeks agone and mom had asked my half relative to make thing for him to observe and he refused.

He did travel but he came pinch his woman and near nan kids home.

He brought my dada thing and didn’t moreover make him treats.

He said nary erstwhile asked if he’d thief retired successful nan kitchen.

Wow

My parents were bummed and I get being sad.

But they were besides surprised.

They really didn’t expect him to opportunity no.

My dada was upset my half relative didn’t bring his kids either.

He was looking guardant to seeing them since he considers them his and mom’s grandkids and not conscionable mom’s grandkids.

But they really were amazed by my half brother’s refusal.

The different time they were talking astir it and I asked why they’re truthful amazed he refused to cook.

I said it appeared beautiful evident to maine that it’d hap and I didn’t deliberation they’d beryllium amazed aft everything.

My mom told maine that my mobility was insensitive.

They’ve been acting each wounded I asked since.

AITA?

When someone’s been drafting a statement successful nan soil for complete a decade—don’t enactment shocked erstwhile they garbage to measurement complete it.

What’s Reddit think? Well, a batch of things.

This personification has immoderate questions.

This personification feels for OP.

And this personification says nan half relative is nan AH, and his actions are starring to each nan different emotions.

This crockery has been acold for years—why expect it to power up now?

Sometimes you person to judge reality.

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