The parents of a groom say they were uninvited from their son's wedding after being told they "weren't good enough" for his fiancée's family. Having been unceremoniously dumped from the special occasion, they then decided to sell the house that the bride and groom were living in.
The "livid" father of the groom explained they owned the property as a second home, which their son and his bride-to-be live in rent-free. But after being told they were no longer welcome at the wedding, the parents are kicking the couple out - along with his in-laws, who had moved in with them.
The dad said he and his wife had bought the house so their son could use it after he moved away to college and have continued to support him financially. He added they pay tax on the property as well as maintenance, while their son covers the utilities and his groceries - but pays no rent, reports the Mirror.
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Now, with their son seemingly cutting them out, they have decided he can find somewhere else to live - and listed the house for sale. The dad argued: "Since he doesn't want us in his new life, he has to get out."
He took to popular discussion website Reddit to ask whether he was out of line, given the circumstances. In his post, he explained how they were pulled aside at a BBQ they had arranged so the two families could get to know each other better following the engagement.
The dad wrote that "we all seemed to be getting along well" until his wife and daughter were ushered inside with his son, the fiancée and her mum and sisters. A few minutes later his wife and daughter came out "really upset" and insisted they drive home immediately.
Eventually, after they had calmed down, he was told that "our son and his fiancée along with her family don't want us at the wedding." He continued: "According to what I was told 'We're not their kind of people'.
"I was livid, I called my son and asked him what this was about. He tells me that her family feel that we are not good enough and will embarrass them at a family wedding and that we are all uninvited from the wedding."
A week later, after giving himself time to calm down, he drove back to the house to speak to his son, only to find the fiancée and future in-laws, who appeared to have moved in. He continued: "They tell me to leave their house.
"I lost it, and told them that they had 30 days to get out. Tell my son I'm selling the house and he could find somewhere else to live with all of you. I go to a realtor in town and list the house for sale."
He added that it turned out the bride-to-be and in-laws thought that his son owned the house. When his son called him, the fuming dad threatening to get a lawyer and have them evicted if they weren't out in 30 days.
He ended by asking fellow Reddit users if he was in the wrong for "taking a hard stance on this", adding: "He is my son but thein-laws seem to take over and we no longer count."
The post has received thousands of comments, with many people taking the side of the groom's parents. One wrote that the son was "experiencing the natural consequences of his actions."
A second user commented: "I actually find it hilarious he is soo entitled to the house he didn't even expect you to take it back after his actions. I believe this is exactly the reality check he needed."
A third posted: "He was wrong and there is no amount of excuses or words to convince otherwise. It overall seems toxic and there is no reason why he should allow anyone to exclude his family. I could understand if maybe you haven't been supportive or there were issues but based off what I read it baffles me why he would even do this."
Someone else suggested: "With your son I suggest you guys have a conversation see why is willing to cut you out for a new family. I mean it seems like you guys were happy until this relationship started. Don’t destroy your family to one up another."
Another added: "Once everyone calms down, I would tell son that you are very concerned about him marrying into such a family, that you feel that they are isolating him from your family and that you are worried about what would happen if things between him and his fiancée go bad. Let him know that you still love him and will have his back."
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