I’m 27 years old. My mother raised me alone. When I asked my mother where my father was, she told me that I don’t have a father. And then a year ago, my mom told me how it really was. It turns out that they had been dating my father for two years and wanted to get married. They even applied to the registry office But when my mom went to the registry office with guests, my dad did not come to the registry office. Of course, he knew Mom was pregnant, but he left her. He embarrassed her in front of relatives, girlfriends, and friends. My grandmother had a heart attack at the time, and she didn’t make a full recovery and died six months later.
Then my boyfriend and I decided to get married. I imagined how hard it was for my mom to go through all that. At least my father had warned my mother in advance that he didn’t want to marry her. That would have been more human! He dragged it out until the wedding and embarrassed my mother. You could have gotten married and then divorced after a while. But my father did things differently.
My mother told my father and her mother-in-law that I was born. But they did not want to take part in my upbringing. Mom had to work very hard. Mom worked as a teacher, but she always found odd jobs. She also cleaned porches and sold goods at the market. And then she started tutoring. Thanks to that, I had everything I wanted.
Eventually my mother even managed to buy us a nice, first one-room, then two-room apartment. No one helped my mother, neither morally nor physically. Mom managed everything by herself. She even managed to take me to the sea every year. I did well at school and then I graduated from college. When I was in college, I wanted to work part-time, but my mother was against it. She said I had to devote all my time and energy to my studies.
In the end, I graduated with honors and got a job. Then I met Philip and we were about to get married. And then I wanted to meet my father. Of course, I didn’t ask my mom anything about him. But I asked my aunt everything about my father. She remembered my father’s last name and I found him on the Internet. We started corresponding, and then we met. We really liked each other. Then I introduced my dad to Philip.
Dad was married, but he didn’t have children. Philip and I got married. We just got married and started saving for a down payment on our mortgage. When I told my father about it, he said:
– I’ll buy you an apartment! I’ve never paid child support for you! So at least this is how I’m going to help you now!
My father bought me and my husband a nice two-bedroom apartment. I was very happy. But when I told my mom about it, she immediately told me that I had to give her the money that Philip and I were saving to buy the apartment.
– I raised you by myself, didn’t I? Your father never paid any alimony for you! So I own half of the apartment! And I really need the money. I want to buy a summer house. So I could really use the money!
At first I thought my mother was joking. But as it turned out, she was totally serious.
Now she’s just demanding that money from me. I understand that my mother bought me everything: phones, computers, took me to the sea. She fed and clothed me for many years. But all parents support their children. But they don’t demand money from them for that.
So what does my mother do?