The holidays bring out the best in people!

And, unfortunately, a lot of times they also bring out the worst.

And the guy who wrote this story on Reddit was really going through it at Christmas!

But did he act like a jerk?

Check out what he had to say and YOU be the judge.

AITA for skipping Christmas with my family because my mother doesn’t want my stepson to take part in a family tradition?

“My (33M) parents (64F,68M) own a country house and there’s this tradition for every child in our family to plant a tree there.

I did it myself when I was five, and so did my brother and my sister, and all my nephews and nieces.

His family is rooted in tradition, so to speak.

I have a 6-year-old daughter with my ex-girlfriend. My mother called me to ask if I’ll have my daughter for Christmas (we usually spend Christmases in the country house), because now she’s old enough to plant her tree.

I told her that my daughter will spend Christmas with her mother (I’ll see her a few days before going to the country house), but I also said that my stepson (7M) – my wife’s (36F) son from her first marriage – would be there.

His mom dropped a bomb on him.

My mother was silent for a moment and told me she didn’t consider having my stepson plant his own tree.

I was very offended by that. It made clear that she doesn’t see him as part of our family.

She then said there’s no guarantee he’ll remain in our lives, which obviously implies she’s considering that my marriage to his mother may not last.

I told her if that’s how she feels, she should not expect us for Christmas this year.

Was I too harsh?

I wonder if I could be an *******, because it’s her property after all, and she does have the final say.”

And here’s what Reddit users had to say.

This reader thinks he needs to talk to his mom one more time…

Another person said he’s NTA.

This person made a good point.

Another Reddit user shared their own story.

And this person had a story to tell about broken trust.

The family drama is strong with this one, folks.

Good grief!

If you enjoyed that story, read this one about a mom who was forced to bring her three kids with her to apply for government benefits, but ended up getting the job of her dreams.