When I met Marina, she told me about her previous marriage. A classic sad story about a family created not by love but by an accidental pregnancy.
It’s a good thing her ex-boyfriend had the courage to marry her instead of leaving her alone. However, the marriage lasted only two years, and then all the differences became too obvious to ignore.
My wife’s son used to be a good guy. I remember how Marina could talk for hours about his achievements or recall their shared moments when they were just the two of them.
Marina waited 10 years until she finally allowed herself to relax, and that’s when we met.
She was a modest girl, but there was something mysterious about her, and I couldn’t wait to find out what it was that hooked me so much. Six months after we met, I proposed, and we got married at the first opportunity.
Every time I came to visit, the kid would lock himself in his room. It didn’t bother me at all, I was even glad that I didn’t have to pretend to be his friend or ask him about his life.
My wife was not happy with this situation.
After we got married, we continued to ignore each other, and I was fine with that. However, the boy became problematic, did not want to listen to his mother and often skipped school.
That’s when my wife came to me with an unexpected request:
- “You need to talk to him.
- Why all of a sudden?
- You are his father now, so you have to contribute to his upbringing.
- He is not my child, and no amount of talking will change that.
My wife was very angry with me for saying that. I think I was just being honest with her. We never agreed that I would take responsibility for the actions of this little pest.
Maybe if he had been a little smaller..
But he is already 13 years old, he is not ready to accept a new father in the family. If we continue to communicate like this, I’m afraid we’ll have to partways.
Who do you think is right?
