Reddit Stories - Harsh parent PROVIDED me with a portion of her RESIDENCE before EVICTING me

Episode Date: November 25, 2025

#redditstories #askreddit #aita #relationships #family #housing #conflict #supportSummary: A harsh parent provided me with a portion of her residence before evicting me, causing emotional turmoil and financial instability. The conflicting actions left me questioning familial loyalty and struggling to find a sense of security.Tags: redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, harshparent, residence, eviction, familyconflict, emotionalturmoil, financialinstability, familialloyalty, securitystruggle, parentchildrelationship, housingdispute, supportsystem, emotionalstress, financialhardship, familydrama, loyaltyissuesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reddit-stories--6237355/support.

I hope you enjoy this story. Harsh parent provided me with a portion of her residence before evicting me and my expectant partner and altering the door locks. Consequently, I initiated a legal process to auction the property, resulting in her experiencing a double loss. Much money as I made. This is an extremely long and complicated story, but I hope you guys stay with me as I try to navigate this as best as I can with timelines and details on things. here we go my mother has been abusive impulsive and controlling for as long as I can remember every relationship she's ever had has been demolished to bits because of her behavior towards others colleagues siblings my dad her ex-husband friends and the list goes on so three years ago

I got a job opportunity in a different country one where we have a lot of family which has been awesome and I decided to take it because I was excited for the opportunity to be closer to them and experience life living in a different continent. While I was settling into my new life, my mother, who is retired, visited shortly after an urge that she will buy a home near my apartment and move to said country when that's not possible due to immigration laws, you need a long-term visa not a tourist visa for extended stay. Her ego didn't allow no for an answer so she bought a beautiful beach front property anyway in hopes for citizenship which is fine legally.

But you will only be allowed up to 90 days and potentially, 180 if you extend. She couldn't believe what the case officer and lawyer she hired were saying and she started berating them on how much money she will donate to society with her housing purchases and so on. When reality set in after a few failed meetings, we decided it's best if I live in the property to keep it together, pay the bills and she can visit whenever with zero worries about it being vacant. Fast forward some time, I meet my girlfriend, we become serious and she moves in after a while and my mother is happy about how things are going for me in all aspects of life. She face-times with us regularly and really takes a liking to her. After some time,

my girlfriend becomes pregnant and we announce the news to my mother. She's extremely happy and gifts me 50% of the homes she purchased as a present to us. Which is the nicest and most generous thing anyone has ever done for me. Something I never saw coming. Last summer she visited, visited and planned to stay with us for six months to help us out before and after the baby is born which was very kind, but this is where the story turns for the worse. A week or two into her visiting last summer while my GF is six to seven months pregnant. She goes absolutely nuclear on me in front of my GF because I asked her a simple question, privately over text earlier in the day, about not announcing our family, more specifically her, financial situation to the

entire world. She likes to brag to people about how much she makes without working, the values of her homes, etc. That type of stuff makes me uncomfortable because I've always been a private person and I don't want people getting the wrong impression of me or her if that makes any sense. And for some random context, she is the most paranoid person on the planet when she's not in a showing-off mood. Constantly thinks her phone is being hacked, traced, and is always reporting random shit to the FBI because she has a fear of people getting her money. She only uses the phone when she's in her room on her Wi-Fi. Otherwise, it's off essentially 21 hours a day. She's even reported some of her friends to the police or FBI because she accused them of

stealing money from her bank accounts or attempting to. And for the record, my mother, father, and I never had money growing up. My father always worked an honest job and so did I when I finished college 10 years ago. She recently came into wealth after a gigantic inheritance from a wealthy family friend who passed away five years ago because she essentially manipulated and swindled her way into marriage with him to collect all his assets, retirement accounts, homes, and everything he accumulated before he passed away in 2020. During our fight last summer, she kept saying how she is kicking us out, we need to get our own place, we're making her sick and she could end up in the hospital from all the stress we are causing her when we are literally at work

all day before coming home and leaving at times like any regular person would do. My GF became frightened of her for good reason because my mother was basically screaming for two days straight. She then suddenly books a flight back to her country and leaves a note and says to look for a new home and new car to buy, but we have to leave the property by said date. After a week or two she reaches out and asks I sent her listings and cars. In which I didn't because she's just using that as a ploy to be on good term so instead I am focusing on my career and the health of my GF because it was getting tough the last couple of weeks before birth. Fast forward to three months after my kid is born, she comes back to help out

during the holidays and plans to stay for six months again. We were iffy on the entire thing based off what happened six months prior but I was trying to persuade my GF that maybe with her grandchild here she won't cause issues for anyone because it's a special time for all of us. The first four weeks are good, but not great but we are not expecting much with her around. Like I said before, she is overly controlling, constantly overstepping boundaries and the worst part is constantly trying to teach us how to parent instead of letting us come into our roles. The part that broke my communication with her and others who know her is what I'm about to tell you next. For the holidays we visit my GF's family two hours away for a week.

My mother has met her parents before but during this trip she just turned into a completely different person. She hardly spoke to them when she was being hosted by them and even would blatantly ignore her other family members that tried to interact with her during Christmas. She kept trying to take our baby off the hands of people and she wouldn't participate in anything we are doing, dinner, games, trivia, gift opening, etc. She eventually left Christmas earlier and went back to my GF's parents' house without telling anyone so I had to cover for her and tell everyone she is feeling sick. The next morning she is. The next morning she is calling me at 4 a.m. screaming on the phone about how she hates my GF, her family, and she

wants to leave ASAP. I can't even get a word on the phone in before she demands being picked up. I drive to pick her up and she's standing outside with her luggage in the dark demanding to take the train back home. So I tell her there's no trains this early and if she really wants to do that then she has to wait at the home we are staying in. I bring her home and my GF casually says high. What's going on? While holding our infant daughter and my mother snapped, lunged, and screamed profanities about how she will never see the inside of our home again, me or our family. My GF clearly confused and shaken is wondering what's going on as I stepped between them and pushed my mother and her stuff into the car before going off on her about how she will

never threaten my GF especially while she's holding our daughter. I dropped her at the train station and left to get back to my GF about everything because she was clearly shaking. as was I after a few days and threatening texts from my mother. She is saying how she's changed the locks and we will never go inside of the home again. She is demanding we collect our personal belongings, which is like 95% of what's in the home, so my friends and I go over to pack and she's in our home with some neighbors. People I know she's hardly spoken to, for reasons I don't understand still. As I'm leaving I blast water for what she did to make sure the neighbors know what type of person

she is. A psycho who will go to extreme lengths with zero regard for anyone but herself. My family and I were lucky enough to have shelter for two weeks until we could finally secure the one apartment that was available during the holiday season. Two point five months has gone by. She traveled back to the state's early January, and two neighbors have been going into my home to collect mine and my girlfriend's mail because neither of them won't give me the new keys to my own fucking house because they fear my mother overdoing what's morally and legally right for my family and I. It's honestly been held the last three to four months with the stress from that. Working full time, trying to keep my GF spirits high in keeping some structure and routine

for our child as we are living in a crammed tiny apartment because we had no other options during the obvious slow holiday season. I've consulted a lawyer and we are doing a forced sale through the courts which she doesn't know about yet and I am getting a locksmith to change the locks so I have keys and rightful access to my own home again. I don't give a shit if she shows up here and can't get into the home because the locks are changed. Ada for forcing a sale on the home to cut ties permanently. Update, Hi everyone.

As noted in part one, my mother and I had a huge blowout early in the year which resulted in me getting a lawyer and selling our co-owned home that we shared 50 to 50. It was a landslide in court based off the facts she acted in bad faith towards residents. She's a tourist. Of the country my family and I live in. With my lawyer we drafted a statement and provided a ton of evidence on the situation which made it easy for them to decide. She had zero legal representation during the back and forth and she even admitted to the judge she needed to throw us out forcefully and immediately because we were rude and stressed her out with our nonsense. She admitted to changing the locks on us and handing keys to the neighbors to prevent us from entering and potentially damaging the home.

Like, what? Why would we do that? That's our home that we started raising our family in. The courts laid out all her bad faith acts and illegalities because we have strict rights as tenants and even more so because we have a child. The court didn't take lightly to her harming us and borderline making us homeless in the wintertime before finding housing. My forced court sale was approved immediately and she was ordered to pay a fine,

my legal fees and hand over the keys to our place within 24 hours. She sent a letter to the court demanding I pay her for travel expenses, tickets, trains, etc. Because she had no idea she was being taken to court. The court denied, clearly. The drama didn't end there. Our home took a bit of a hit because the market is bad, but I didn't care because I just wanted to get out of this mess and get my money. But in the end, my lawyer emailed both of us that it was sold and the deposit by the new tenant was paid so the home will be theirs on October 1st.

When that email came in, my mother lost her mind and sent my lawyer and I about five frantic emails stating that price is unacceptable and it needs to be voided ASAP because now she wants to keep the home, huh? Court orders don't work like that as you all know, they are final. No ifs, ends, or butts. She was even on record in three different documents to the court that she came back to sell the place but didn't realize the home had a court order hold on it because I filed for it through my lawyer months ago. Some of the emails she sent my lawyer and I were offering me double the money if she can keep the place because it will not be let go at that price. How could you sell it for 40% less than I paid for? Void it now, etc. She even went as far as asking for the information for the new tenant to contact him.

My mother contacted our family back home and berated me again as she has for nine to ten months now. And my aunts and cousins told her he did what he had to protect his family and you should honestly give him the rest of the money from the sale because you clearly don't need it. He has a family to support and that was his home to begin with. That's where his life is she called them all backstabbing bastards and then hung up LOL. I will receive a nice payout in a few weeks and she will lose about 2.5x what I will get. That's a lesson to you, mother. You took it too far this time. Next story, daughter called me twice to pick her up from a sleepover because my sister's boyfriend made her uncomfortable, so I got her but now everyone says I'm overreacting and should apologize to him.

Hey, everyone I kind of feel conflicted about this and I really need advice this because so far it seems like I overreacted. I, 37F, have a daughter, Leah 10F, fake name. Leah wanted to go sleep over at her aunt's house, who is my younger sister. Her cousin, 12F, who is my brother's child, was going to be there, so I guess cousin bonding time. My sister is considered the fun aunt, so I agreed in Friday morning we dropped Leah off. The same day at around 11 p.m., 2,300 hours, Leah calls and tells me she wants to come home. I asked her why and she explained that my sister's boyfriend was there and she just feels a little uncomfortable. I asked and made sure everything is okay and that nothing provoked her to ask me to pick

her up then convinced her to at least sleep for the night then we will pick her up in the morning. She calls again after what I think is 45 minutes and says she wants to come home and she will only sleep at home. I got ready and drove 30 minutes to get her and when I got there I found my sister was pissed. To cut the long story short, she thinks that I think her boyfriend is a creep and a pervert and that I do not trust him around my daughter. She thinks I am being too overprotective and Leah would have adjusted if I left it alone. She said kids do this with new people and I made it a big deal. Since then thing have been sour, my sister says to fix things I should apologize to her man because he feels like I do not trust him. I asked my husband Jason,

40M, fake name, for his input and he says he understands where my sister and her BF are coming from. He said as a man even he would feel some type of way if a child called her mom twice to come get her because he is present in the house. He advised me to apologize to them and try to get Leah used to the BF being around. All I did was peacefully get Leah, no accusations were made towards my sister's man and I have never said I do not like him or think of him as a pervert. I don't understand why all this became an issue. My husband thinks Leah should just try to adjust because her cousin was okay at the sleepover and didn't have. complain. I feel conflicted. It's not that I think I was wrong but I also don't think I was right. I just need to know if I was dramatic by getting her. I also want to hear from the men

if this would offend them and if I should apologize. I feel bad about all of this. Ada for getting my daughter from the sleepover. Update 1. Hello everyone I want to thank you for the post I made last night and all the responses I got. I also do understand why some were angry I didn't pick Leah up the first time and also about leaving the 12-year-old, Amanda, there. With that being said, I have an update. For the sake of privacy, I will name my sister Jane and the boyfriend Mike. So here's how this went. I called Leah to talk to her dad and I.

She refused to talk at all and said that she just uncomfortable and missed us and my husband asked her if she would be looking to apologize to Auntie Jane and she refused. I wanted to be sure she is a 100% okay so. I asked my husband to excuse us. I told her I will not shame or be angry at her for whatever she tells me and asked specifically for what made her uncomfortable. She said Mike played a tickle game with Amanda and she kept saying no and she also told me that he talked about how they are developing well. He also did the same tickling game with Leah and when she told Jane she doesn't like being tickled Jane said it's just having fun. That's when she called the first time.

The reason for what made her call the second time, she said. She Mike insisted on the girl showering before bedtime and gave Leah a lingering bedtime hug. She told me all about when they were eating he would call her his favorite smart little girl or the sitting too close. She didn't want to sleep there even with the door being locked. To say I feel guilty for not picking her up the first time is an understatement. After this talk I called my brother and we talked. Amanda says she slept okay but she could hear feet moving at night. Other than those uncomfortable instances, nothing else happened afterwards.

My husband knows now about all this and he doesn't understand why Leah would wait this long to tell us if something was really wrong considering how close we are. The sleepover was last week Friday so a week. He thinks she feels pressured into giving a reason for her discomfort. I don't care what he has to say to be honest, I believe my baby. I did apologize to Amanda for not taking her with and she has no hard feelings. She knew her dad wouldn't have come. Leah feels like her feelings are dramatic and I am trying to make her understand that she is valid.

My brother surprisingly just seems unbothered about all this. With that being said the only sleepovers that will take place will be in our home. I thank you all for the advice. I don't know when I will talk to Jane or if I even want anything to do with her. Comments where Op has replied, Comment 1, Your husband needs to read these comments and take very seriously his daughter's very legitimate concerns. He needs to understand that his reaction and dismissiveness

is exactly why she didn't tell you all right away. His defensiveness about this. His first reaction was how he'd feel if this happened to him. Not how his child is feeling. That's awful. He's prioritizing his feeling as a grown male adult over a young girl's feelings who is very vulnerable. Girls are their most vulnerable to abuse when it's sleepovers. Your daughter did the brave thing asking to come home twice. She was being preyed on by your

sister's boyfriend. He was grooming those girls with that behavior. And your husband's dismissiveness is proving to your daughter that her father won't protect her. You need to hammer that point home to him and explain to him what girls and women go through all the time. It's disgusting how he's behaving and I feel so bad for your daughter. Oop, you are right. I will try to make him understand. Comment two, NTA, and your husband and the other girl's father should both be ashamed of themselves for minimizing their daughter's discomfort.

They are leaving them wide open for predators and grooming. I'd give serious consideration to taking my kids and leaving the situation immediately. And there would be no unsupervised visitations if I can't trust you to protect you. my kid. Not with dad, aunt, or uncle. Protect your baby, up. Oop, I will protect her with all I have. If my dad was alive, he would have talked to my husband since my late mom was a CSA survivor. Comment three, your husband and brother are dismissive because they don't believe Leah. Your husband saying, well, we're close. Why didn't you say something before? This means you're lying, is only him trying to teach your daughter that she shouldn't have bodily

autonomy. If she doesn't want to be tickled or hugged or touched, she is right to say so and all others need to respect that. Your husband is trying to teach his own daughter to be sweet and it's infuriating. Oop, he sees her behavior as a child being a child. It is infuriating and quite frankly disappointing. I don't want Leah to feel like her dad doesn't care about her because it will affect her. I am looking into therapy for her. Comment 4. Where is Amanda's mother in this? I think it would be wise to tell Amanda's that if she is ever sent there again and she doesn't want to be there, she can call you, and you will come and get her. Also, having the chat with your brother and telling him that if you ever find that Amanda has been subjected to the guy again, then you won't hesitate to contact the police.

On the note of the police, it might be worth looking into this guy to see if he has anything in the system against him. Tell your sister that your daughter will no longer be attending her place due to the obvious safety issues. When she tells you that your daughter and Amanda are wrong, advise her that she should be thankful you have not contacted the police yet. Oop, Amanda's mom left after my brother cheated when Amanda was eight, but they have made progress in healthy co-parenting. I do not know if my brother told Amanda's mom. I would tell her if I could find a way to contact her. My sister blocked me.

Oop clarifies on Mike being over at Jane's place and why he was there. Oop, they didn't move and together and I never said they lived together. It seems he came to sleep over that night. Leah and her cousin always go for sleepovers with their aunt so it's nothing new. Lastly, don't judge my daughter for choosing why she wasn't comfortable she ended up explaining anyways and that is why I posted an update. Update 2. Hi everyone. Thank you for all your support on the two previous posts. This is just a short and quick last update. First things first, I take full accountability and admit that I was wrong to tell my daughter we will pick her up in the morning. I agree that

she should not have had to call twice for me to come get her. I have apologized and spoken to her about it. I also do accept that I was wrong to leave Amanda there, even though she told me she was okay I should have pressed on and told her to come with. I will always look out for her as I will Leah. Currently my sister and I are not on speaking terms I am blocked. I drove to her house but she wasn't there so I left after about an hour. The trash took itself out, I guess. My husband and I are not also on speaking terms. He has not talked to me since I showed him the last two posts in the comments. Leah thinks her dad thinks she was wrong and I had to assure her countless times that she was doing the right thing. He thinks we made drama up over matter that could have been

solved over lunch. He still thinks Mike was just being friendly. I want to file a report but I do know if the reasons are credible enough to but I am looking into it. I do want to look into separation. I cannot stay with someone go dismisses our daughter's emotions. She has been feeling so guilty and apologized to him multiple times, so I have to do what is best for her. Amanda's mom told me he will talk to my brother I do not know how that went, I will ask her later. I do not understand how a phone call and my picking my daughter up caused such a ruckus. My husband does not like Reddit advice and to be frank he was quite offended I posted. I just don't get what this man's problem is, I really don't get. The way he dismisses Leah

because he feels like nothing major happens so it's an overreaction. Either way, it's just disappointing. Anyways, I appreciate all the advice and correction from you all.