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Man Refuses To Adopt Stepdaughter After Raising Her For 10 Years, Breaks Her Heart
Family does not always have to be biological. Sometimes, the people who love you and care for you can become just as important as anyone related by blood. And that can be a beautiful thing.
So when one teen girl told her mom she wanted her stepdad, who had raised her for 10 years, to adopt her, the woman was overjoyed. But that happiness did not last long. The man later admitted that he did not want to do it because he did not care for her the same way he did his “real” kids, leaving his wife completely devastated.
Not knowing how to handle the man she thought she knew and trusted, the woman turned to Reddit for advice. Read the full story below.
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The woman thought her husband would be happy to adopt his stepdaughter after helping raise her for 10 years
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But instead, he said he did not love her like one of his “real” kids, and the painful confession left his wife devastated
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The author later shared more details in the comments
Readers agreed the situation was devastating and offered advice on how to handle it
In a later update, the woman revealed how her daughter reacted after learning the truth
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She also shared in the comments that she was now considering divorce
Many readers were heartbroken for the family
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KatSaidThat 1 hour ago
This conversation should have been had a long time ago so everyone knew where they stood instead of creating this current s****y situation.
Roxie Carter 1 hour ago
This doesn't make him a bad person. Don't have kids unless you really want them, and don't adopt a kid unless you really want to. But that said, any negative consequences of his decision are well deserved.
Paul Rabit 2 minutes ago
Actually, it does. You don't date a woman raising a young child unless you are prepared to jump into a parental role if necessary. OP told him they were a package deal and he agreed - so the entire relationship was built on that deceit. He lied to OP, to himself, and most importantly to a young girl who looked upon him - her STEPDAD - as her father.
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 2 hours ago
I can't imagine being so unbelievably cruel and pretending it was honesty. I really hope OP gets the other kids away from him because he's going to be just as cruel to the other kids, you just don't know when.
KatSaidThat 1 hour ago
This conversation should have been had a long time ago so everyone knew where they stood instead of creating this current s****y situation.
Roxie Carter 1 hour ago
This doesn't make him a bad person. Don't have kids unless you really want them, and don't adopt a kid unless you really want to. But that said, any negative consequences of his decision are well deserved.
Paul Rabit 2 minutes ago
Actually, it does. You don't date a woman raising a young child unless you are prepared to jump into a parental role if necessary. OP told him they were a package deal and he agreed - so the entire relationship was built on that deceit. He lied to OP, to himself, and most importantly to a young girl who looked upon him - her STEPDAD - as her father.
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 2 hours ago
I can't imagine being so unbelievably cruel and pretending it was honesty. I really hope OP gets the other kids away from him because he's going to be just as cruel to the other kids, you just don't know when.
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