A son who disinvited his parents from his wedding, over fears they might 'embarrass' his partner's family, has been turfed out of his parents' home where he lived rent-free. The upset followed disapproval from parents of the man's fiancée who thought their new son-in-law's family were 'not good enough' to attend.
The man's parents appeared to be in shock, however it took the father around a week to 'calm down' to take matters into his own hands. The distraught father now has plans to sell the house in which his son used to live rent-free.
The practical father took to Reddit to crowdsource advice on his unique situation, reports Mirror. Providing a basis for his actions, the dad said: "Since he [the son] doesn't want us in his new life, he has to get out".
In the Reddit post, the dad laid out the groundwork for why he took the somewhat drastic yet perhaps understandable step of evicting his son. The dad explained how he and his wife had bought a second home for their son when he moved to college.
They supported him financially by paying property tax and maintenance fees. Their son paid only for utilities, living rent-free for years in his parents' house.
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It was an arrangement that worked for both sides until the son got together with his fiancée and a meeting was arranged for the two families to get to know each other. Speaking about that awkward day, the dad said both families were getting ready to enjoy a BBQ.
His daughter and wife, along with his son, fiancée and her family went inside. After a few short minutes, both his wife and daughter 'left upset' and returned home, much to the surprise of the dad.
Once home, he was told "our son and his fiancé along with her family don't want us at the wedding." Writing in his post, he said: "According to what I was told 'We're not their kind of people'.
"I was livid. I called my son and asked him WTH 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."
The dad continued: "I let a week go by to calm myself down and drive back to the PA house. The new future in-laws are in the house along with the fiancée.
"It appears that they all moved into the house. They ask me why I'm there.
"I tell them that since we aren't invited to the wedding, I was coming over to talk to my son. They tell me to leave their house.
"I lost it and told them that they had 30 days to get out. I tell my son I'm selling the house and he can find somewhere else to live with all of you.
"I go to a realtor in town and list the house for sale. Apparently they [in laws] thought that he owned the house.
"He calls me and asks why I'm selling his house. I tell him I paid for it along with the taxes on it and it is mine.
"He was living there rent-free, but since he doesn't want us in his new life, he has to get out. I tell him the same as I told his future in-laws, that they have 30 days to get out then I'll get a lawyer and get them evicted."
The distraught dad signed off on Reddit by asking fellow Redditors if he went too far by 'taking a hard stance' on the situation. Thousands of people took to Reddit to voice their opinion, with the general consensus being that the dad was in the right.
One person wrote: "Rock on man. He [son] 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 on what I read, it baffles me why he would even do this."
Another said the son was "experiencing the natural consequences of his actions." But a third 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."
