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AITA for refusing to take care of my children's half sister while their father has surgery My ex and I share three children together ages 12, 11 and 9. Our marriage broke down bitterly more than 8 years ago. He had fallen for someone else. She was someone who had treated me like shit for months for what was then an unknown reason to me. But either they were having an emotional affair or a physical one but something was brewing between them. She took her anger at the fact he was married out on me and when he was finally honest and open with me, he allowed her to come into the home we had shared to tell me she was going to be my kids mom and she would take my life over. So things were not good for a long time and I have never forgiven him for how all of that was handled. Especially when I had a very difficult time after the birth of our youngest. Fast forward 18 months and they're married and she's pregnant. Ex is having a hard time getting our kids excited and happy and attempts to get me to play happy family with them for the sake of the kids. I told him the only positive thing I could do was say nothing at all, because I was not going to play friends or like a caring family member for them or their baby. When his daughter was born the mom bailed. Apparently she hadn't really wanted kids, just him, but realized he was never going to love her more than the kids. She died a little less than 6 months later. When he found out he wanted me to get involved with his daughter. He told me his ex wasn't coming back and he had three kids with two parents and one with just him. I told him I would never be that little girl's mother. Over the years I have attempted to get used to this little girl. She's innocent and my children's half sister. I am not playing a familial role but I am friendly around her and interact with her on occasion. Mostly I try to make things easier for my kids. Ex tried to remarry again but his daughter wanted a mother and the woman did not want to be one. So she's had a chaotic life. Ex has been suffering from some health problems for a number of years now. He's due to have a pretty big surgery to try and help. But he has nobody who can take care of his daughter while he's off his feet. He asked me. While also asking me he wanted to request that I be willing to become her guardian if something were to happen to him. This is where more hard lines were drawn and I said no. He begged me and I told him I did not want to raise his child or to look after her/spend that amount of time with her. He told me it would be better for her to be with me than friends of his who have no kids. He said it would be better for her to be with family. I told him there was no way. He tried to get our kids involved but they told him it would be weird to for her to live with us. I was pissed at him for involving them like that. We argued for more than a week. He called me an AH for taking this out on his child. Then I found out she knew. She looked so sad when I saw her last. And knowing what she's been through. I have to ask AITA?