A son says he has stopped talking to his dad after their long-planned weekend trip was canceled at the last minute because of his stepmother.
On Reddit, the son explained that he and his father had been planning a getaway together all summer.
“Just the two of us, like we used to do before he got remarried,” he wrote.
But only a few days before the trip, his dad called to say it was off.
According to the post, the father’s wife didn’t feel comfortable with him going without her and felt “left out.” Instead of trying to talk it over or find a solution, the dad simply canceled.
The son said he had been looking forward to the trip and was hurt by the sudden change.
“He didn’t even try to talk it through or find a compromise—just called and said we weren’t going anymore like it was no big deal,” he explained. “It feels like I’m not even allowed to spend time alone with my own dad anymore.”
Since then, the son hasn’t spoken with his father and isn’t sure his dad even noticed.
In a follow-up comment, he admitted, “I haven’t told him directly, I’ve just stopped reaching out or responding. I guess part of me was hoping he’d notice or reach out first, but maybe I need to actually say something.”
He also shared that he often feels like he comes “second place” to his stepmother and isn’t high on his dad’s “priority list.”
“I’m not asking him to choose sides,” he wrote. “But he needs to realize that always trying to keep her happy at my expense is just pushing me away. If we don’t talk about it soon, I’m scared it’ll damage things for good.”
