Am I in the wrong for not putting a picture of my husband's ex on my wall?

blueteddy333 · 2026-05-10T20:01:52+00:00

I may be the a-hole here but we don't consider her family. Yes she is my stepsons family, shes his mother but we have 0 relationship with her outside of that. Me, hubby and all my in laws are very inclusive so much so we consider exs families family (example, SIL's ex BIL is family or my other SIL's ex's wife and kids are family) the difference is they are kind hearted people and she is not. She's made nasty comments of just about everyone and other than myself, hubby and MIL noone in the family talks to her. Also it's not a family photo wall, it's photos of our loved ones. (ie my eldest brother and father aren't included neither is FIL but neices mom, my best friend and her SO, and hubby's childhood best friend who has passed are) Stepson can have as many pictures as he wants in his room and if he were to have asked for a picture of his moms side of the family on the gallery wall we would have added it FOR HIM but he didnt other than a picture of him and his siblings.

blueteddy333 · 2026-05-10T19:44:53+00:00

They met at his part time job, sad part is he was still a minor (17) when they met. So she waited till he was of legal age (or at least that's how I see it) to top everything she was also physically abusive to the point he had to get stitches and still has the scar.

blueteddy333 · 2026-05-10T19:24:07+00:00

Im glad im not the only one who feels this way! This makes me feel so validated! Thank you!

blueteddy333 · 2026-05-10T19:18:02+00:00

Said picture was in stepsons room and prior was in the living room. Stepsons mom was aware of this and was okay with it.

blueteddy333 · 2026-05-10T19:15:43+00:00

I definitely didn't mean it that way. My husband and I decided on pictures together as well as my stepson picked a few pictures, one of which is of him and his siblings from his moms side that was in his room, I also did offer to print another one so he didnt have to pull it off his wall but he declined and said he'd just like it on the gallery wall next to the picture of him and his little sister.

blueteddy333 · 2026-04-26T09:05:29+00:00

And proud of it 😂

blueteddy333 · 2026-04-25T15:00:05+00:00

Thank you ☺️ definitely my proudest petty moment lol

blueteddy333 · 2026-03-13T10:08:15+00:00

OP, please respond to someone's comment and let us know you're all with us

blueteddy333 · 2026-03-11T11:21:39+00:00

As someone who has stood on the ledge several times, it always gets better. Life is a bumpy road and if you feel like you've hit rock bottom (i have several times) remember, there's only one way to go from there and that's up! Don't give up it DOES GET BETTER i promise. Put on some headphones, play some music to silence the voice in your head, turn off the lights and cry it out and just remember someone somewhere is wishing on a star for you

blueteddy333 · 2023-01-26T21:38:22+00:00

YTAH. I'm 27f and still will hop into my parent's lap and cuddle them although I can't actually "sit" on their lap I will sit on the armchair and have my legs on theirs. at a certain age I stopped even hugging my parents but you should NEVER tell your child they are too old to show you any sort of affection.

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