'I won't let son's pregnant, homeless ex stay in my mansion – my house my rules'
A woman has told her son’s colourful past has been causing her ‘parental problems’, even though he’s now 27 years old. The 55-year-old widow, who admitted to being ‘terribly lonely’ since her husband passed away, said she had one son and two grandchildren, with two more due in six months: the first child was from her son’s ex-girlfriend, and the second and soon-to-be-born twins were with his current wife.
She said: “My son is a very bright but naive boy; he was head over heels in love with his ex, and when he got accepted into his dream university, she dropped out of school to follow him and start their 'perfect' family'.”
When their relationship fell apart the following year, however, she said her son paid child support and visited his child all the way through college, before both moved on to new relationships, with his ex having three more children with another man.
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Fast forward to today, and with her son and his wife due to add to their family with twins very soon, she told how his ex-girlfriend had recently been in touch as she needed somewhere to live: “To put it briefly, her new partner was an awful person. She was seven months pregnant, had four kids, no money, job, or education. Her ex has a mental illness that has caused her a hard time keeping a job, and they had been living at a homeless shelter for the past week.”
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After revealing that her son and daughter-in-law let them all temporarily stay at their home, rent-free, until she found somewhere else to live, she told how her daughter-in-law's parents, who work in property, had been renting out a property to the couple – a two-bedroom house – for a reduced cost.
She said: “My son and his wife have been having financial troubles ever since their daughter was born premature, and with the twins on the way, I thought they would be in need of a larger home.”
After revealing she owned what was technically a ‘mansion’ – a spacious seven-bedroom house inherited from her grandparents in the 1990s – she told how she had been living in it alone following the death of her husband: “I discussed it with my son and daughter-in-law, and we agreed it would be best if they moved in, after all, this house is way too big for one woman.”
However she admitted she had made it clear that her son’s ex and her children wouldn’t be welcome to join them: “My grandson would be allowed to stay if he has no other place to go, but the rest of the family have nothing to do with me.”
And while admitting she had empathy for their situation, she said: “At the end of the day, they're not my family, and I worry about potential tensions that could arise. Pregnancy is stressful enough and it wouldn't be fair for my daughter-in-law to share her husband with his ex.”
While stating that she refused to let her beautiful home: “Become a breeding ground for dysfunction,” she told how the ex-wife had been given one month to find somewhere else to stay before they moved in with her. She said: “The ex is absolutely livid with me for trying to 'tear apart' her family. I explained to her that it was MY house, MY rules.”
After taking her housing horror to Reddit, many were quick to side with her, with one saying: “Sure, her situation is awful, but you're not obligated to shelter her and three kids that aren't related to you at all." Another agreed, saying: “She put herself and her children in that situation with her terrible decisions.”
Many suggested the son tried for full custody: “I would suggest to the son that he goes to court for full custody of his kid with his ex, since she can't provide a stable living situation,” while another said: “He can't get custody from a homeless woman? Bulls**t.”
One reader questioned why the ex couldn’t get some help: “There are foundations and resources out there that help people, especially those with families, get off the streets and into affordable housing,” while one said: “This is going to be a nightmare if she is mentally unstable and in this state financially. I promise you people like this are not seeking a peaceful life, doing the daily grind.”
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