rSlash - r/Amithedevil My Son Isn't Allowed to Have Friends

Episode Date: June 16, 2026

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Welcome to R slash Am I the Devil, where O.P. clearly hates her son. Am I the butthole for telling my 18-year-old son's girlfriend, also 18, the truth about him after prom? My son is 18, still pretty much a baby, and wild as a buck. He's a lot like his dad in that sense. Multiple times I've caught him drinking, lying about his whereabouts, and sneaking out. He's come home so drunk that he's just puked everywhere. He's been in a couple of fights at school and suspended for them as well. His dad thinks that everything he does is absolutely hilarious.

His dad has a very, Boys will be Boys mentality, and I hate that. I have two other girls with my current husband, and I don't allow them to act like that, and I won't allow my son to either. Well, prom night happened last weekend, and I feared that my son would act out. I patted him down before he left,

and sent him on his way to pick up his girlfriend. The only thing that comforted me about prom was that I did feel like his girlfriend was sweet and respectable. I've known her since she was little and had high opinions of her. I'd hoped this girl would keep him in line for prom, but I wasn't naive to his antics. Prom came and went, and I had my son FaceTime me at his dad's house after to prove that he wasn't at an after party, and I did a drive-by an hour later to make sure his car was still parked there. The problem arose around 5 a.m. that morning when I went for a job. I changed my route this time so I could go by his dad's house.

To my disbelief, I saw his girlfriend's car in the driveway. By this time, his dad had already left for work. I rang the doorbell until my son came and answered. He had obviously just woken up. I said, I know your girlfriend is here. Let me in. He tried to block the door, but I told him I would call her parents if he didn't move. He kept saying, please don't talk to her mom, but I wasn't.

going to let him mess this girl's life up as he was trying to do with his, and his dad did mine. It was obvious that his girlfriend had spent the night based on her appearance. I let my disappointment in her be known and told her I thought she was a nice girl, but she wasn't compatible with my son. He seems to be a bad influence to those that he's around, and has some issues he needs to work on. I also told her that if she wasn't careful, she'd end up pregnant and alone because he's really no different than his father. I told my son he was grounded when he got home, but he hasn't been home since. I got a harsh text from my son's dad later, calling me a butthole for what I said to the girl. He said that I made my son's girlfriend cry after I left, and that I made him cry to his dad

because I embarrassed him, and he can't figure out why his mom hates him. I don't hate my son, but he needs harsh love. He's been off the wall since he was in eighth grade. His dad constantly enabled him behind my back, and thinking this behavior from him as funny, is not helping. I worry about his future if his behavior doesn't change, and that he's going to knock this girl up and leave her as well. His dad thinks that I'm a butthole, and my son only texts me to chew me out. Am I the butthole for what I did? O.P., it really seems like you've got some trauma or issues or baggage, whatever you want to call it, with your ex, and you're taking out those issues on your son, and unfortunately, What did she do? She's an adult, an 18-year-old, spending a night with her boyfriend as she's

entitled to do in a house that's not your house, by the way. And you force yourself into this other person's house and then chew out this poor girl? What did she do to deserve this, man? All she did was fall in love with a guy that you didn't raise correctly, apparently. Also, was anyone else surprised that she literally patted down her son, like some police officer doing a stop? and frisk? Weird. Am I the butthole for not letting my son talk to his friends? Me and my wife have a 16-year-old son. To be completely honest, I've always been super strict with technology. Five years ago, I put a downtime on his phone and MacBook, which to those who don't know, is essentially a screen limit time and turns his phone and laptop off at a certain time. This includes

him not being able to text or call his friends during the night. My wife has always disagreed with this. Originally, his downtime was 7 p.m., but we eventually upped it to 9 p.m. once he got into high school. He's been irritated by this. He doesn't care about the fact that he can't access apps during his downtime, but more annoyed that he can't keep communicating with his friends, which annoys him even more when it's summer. We also moved states two months ago, which has led to him to try to talk to his friends from home more often. However, he does have a PlayStation downstairs, which we let him get on, even when his phone and computer are off. I've tried to put a downtime on his PlayStation before too, but I couldn't figure out how. Four days ago, he placed an order

on Amazon, and two days later, the package came. I was already on the couch when my son got it from the front door and brought it to the kitchen where he opened it. He pulled out a box of earbuds. He already has AirPods, so I asked him what he needed those for. He told me that it was for his PlayStation, so I thought nothing. of it. Later that night, I got woken up at 11 p.m. by the sound of laughing coming from the living room, followed by the faint sound of talking. At first, I didn't know what it was, but as I became less drowsy, I realized it was my son. I went downstairs and saw him sitting on the couch with the earbuds on on the PlayStation. He saw me and said, hold on, into the mic before taking the earbuds off.

I asked him what he was doing, and he said he was playing games. He said he was playing games. with his friends. I looked at the screen and saw him in some kind of voice chat with two other people. I told him he wasn't allowed to talk to his friends after nine, which is why the downtime exists. And he told me he thought he was still able to call them on his PlayStation since I let him use it at night. He knows the rules I have in place for technology, and I felt like my rules were getting broken, so I told him to get off the PlayStation and go up to bed. He groaned and said, oh my God, bro, before shutting the console off. I watched him go upstairs, making sure he didn't try to stay down.

The next day, to ensure this wouldn't happen again, I took his earbuds and put them in a closet and me and my wife's room in a place our son wouldn't find them. I also went on his PlayStation and figured out how to disable joining party chats. When he found out, he started giving me an attitude about how annoying I'm being. My wife thinks that I'm taking it too far and being a butthole, and some close family members think that I'm potentially damaging his relationships with his friends. However, I think I'm doing him good. What do you guys think? Am I the butthole?

Okay, O.P. is straight up lying here. He opens by saying, I've always been super strict with technology, but it doesn't seem like he's anti-technology. It seems like he's anti-his son having friends. Because it wasn't his son playing the PlayStation that bothered him. It was his son talking to his buddies that got his panties in a twist. And then he solves the problem by stealing from his own son. Yeah, O.P., you're a real doucheback. I'm glad you're not my dad.

It's summer break. The kid's 16. Let him hang out with his friends. Geez. Am I the butthole for calling my nephew entitled for wanting to be paid for mowing my lawn? So I'm a 37-year-old woman. and my husband can't mow the lawn because his leg is injured right now. So that leaves me.

I'm not one of those. I'm not doing the lawn because I'm a woman. I'll shovel, I'll take the trash out. But doing the lawn is probably the one chore that I absolutely despise doing, and I'll do anything just to avoid doing it. I know for a fact that my nephew, who's 19, is good at mowing the lawn. Earlier today, I asked him if he can possibly come over tomorrow and help me with the lawn. I even promised to have whatever he wants to eat prepared once he finishes.

Plus ice cream, because I know it'll be hot. He said, sure, but he wanted to know if he'd be paid and how much for this. I get that he's still only a teenager. Only a teenager, he's 19, and is going to be immature, but to think you're entitled to money for helping a family member who already agreed to have food for you as a thank you for helping me out is ridiculous. He said that he'll do it, but he has to get paid. for it. I'm already buying ice cream just for him, and I'm preparing his free food. To expect a paycheck

on top of that is very entitled and selfish. Of course, I love my nephew, but he just sounds like your typical bratty, entitled teenager. Am I wrong here? I like how Opie says, I'll do anything just to avoid mowing the lawn, except pay someone for their time and labor, you know, except that one thing. Our next Reddit post comes from R-slash-legal advice. I'm a wedding D-J. who was sued by the bride of a wedding because we had a written and verbal agreement that I'll play her personal playlist that she sent. On the day of the reception, after reviewing the playlist more, I decided not to play it because it wasn't good. I run my DJ business and I didn't want to play her playlist because I have a business to promote. However, I didn't communicate that before.

The day of the wedding, there was a lot of back and forth. and a couple of days after the wedding, she requested a refund, which I denied. After I denied, she said that she would take me to small claims if I don't pay the partial refund by a certain date. I did not give her the partial refund. A small claims course was filed, and she lost because the judge ruled that it was customer dissatisfaction. She appealed and won the arbitration because I didn't show up. I appealed the arbitration decision, and now it's in trial de novo. We both, showed up to the trial de novo and the judge stated that LLCs cannot represent themselves under the state of North Carolina. I told the judge that I couldn't afford

a lawyer so he said I would have to sit in trial without saying anything because I legally couldn't represent myself. She arrived with screenshots of the texts, documents, etc. And I was just supposed to sit there and listen to her side of the trial without defending myself. After I asked more questions, I decided to file for a continuance. However, I still cannot afford a lawyer or legal advice, especially if this is over $500 and lawyer fees exceed that. Now the bride has a lawyer. Yesterday, I received an email from her lawyer asking to settle for $500 plus court fees, which is $146, instead of continuing in court. I denied it. I have a few questions. What if I still don't show up with a lawyer? The plaintiff

has screenshots of the text that showed that I agree. agreed to play her playlist and now has a lawyer? Am I cooked? Wow, I can just feel the stupidity oozing out of this post. Opie, I strongly suggest you shut down your DJ business because you will not be successful. You are stupid and bad at your job. Am I wrong for expecting my wife to trust me again after one bad decision? I've been with my wife for seven years. Three years ago, my mother-in-law called us crying, saying my father-in-law had a heart attack. We thought he was dying. My wife, who was three months pregnant at the time, immediately jumped on the first flight back home to Sweden. She didn't ask how I felt, or if I was okay. She just broke down, said she

had to go, packed to carry on, and left. While she was there, I asked her when she'd be back, and she said she didn't know because even though her dad was recovering, her mom needed help. At first, We texted all the time, but then she started ignoring my calls, saying she was too tired. I started feeling resentful. I admit I made a bad decision. I started chatting with my ex, ended up inviting her over, and we had a great night together. By morning, I regretted it and told her to leave. When my wife came back, four months later, I came clean. She was shocked and gave me the cold shoulder for a week. I apologized, said it was a one-time mistake, and begged for forgiveness. She eventually said that she would give me one last chance. She made me

block my ex, which I already had, and set some pretty strict rules. No going out with friends she doesn't know, stuff like that. I agreed. She gave birth, and things have been okay since then. She eventually let me back into our bedroom. Now, here's the problem. My buddy's getting married, and all the groomsmen are planning a Vegas bachelor party. My wife has straight up forbidden me from going. She says she doesn't trust me and thinks I'll make another bad decision. I told her she forgave me, so she needs to trust me again, but she's refusing. Am I wrong for expecting my wife to trust me again, especially since I've been sticking to all her conditions so far? Then OP posted an update. So I came here hoping for some unbiased advice, but it seems

like everyone just loves to make me the bad guy over one mistake. Here's the deal. Last night, I told my wife before bed that I'd tell my buddy I can't join the Vegas trip with the guys. I said I'd use work as an excuse, and she thanked me for it. Then I told her how I feel like I'm walking on eggshells around her, that it's frustrating complying with all of her rules only for her to still not trust me. I told her I feel rejected and unloved. I mean, the last time we were intimate was years ago when she got pregnant. I know I messed up, but she was rejecting me long before that trip, and I felt alone and vulnerable. I made a bad decision, but I've been praying for it ever since. She went quiet, then out of nowhere, started doing things to me. I was like, whoa, what's going on?

But she just kept going. Honestly, it was the most unexpected and weirdest thing ever. But then she got up, spat in the sink, brushed her teeth, and came back to bed. I tried to kiss her and asked if I could return the favor, and she just said, no, I'm tired, rolled over and started reading her book. And that's where we're at, doing that deed once in a blue moon. And I'm expected to shut up and follow her rules. Back to marriage jail, I guess. Bye. That was our slash am I the devil. And if you like this content, be sure to follow my podcast because I put out new Reddit podcast episodes every single day. today.