I always feel sorry for young kids whose parents are dating people that they clearly don’t like.

That’s a tough situation!

The story below is from a teenager who isn’t a big fan of her mom’s boyfriend…and she wants to know if she’s acting like a jerk.

Read on, and see what you think!

AITA for not accepting my parent’s new partner?

“My (16f) parents divorced when I was 12. Their marriage was rocky for years, so I wasn’t surprised, but I was devastated about my dad moving out.

Almost immediately, I was introduced to my mom’s boyfriend. I already knew about him when I accidentally saw a gross text he sent my mom.

I did not like him, and I was hesitant to even try to get along, even though he was nice enough.

I know he was seeing my mom before she was divorced, and my mom talked to me about that, saying that by the point the marriage was already over. However, when I saw the text, from my perspective, my parents were still together and would be together.

She’s not a big fan of this guy…

As the years have passed, I dislike him a little more every time I see him. He’s so childish, and insults my sister (24f) (even if he doesn’t seem to think he does).

When I was still young, my mom asked if she wanted me to break up with him, since I wasn’t taking things well and was very bad mentally, but I said no because I love her and wanted her to be happy, even though I didn’t like her dating someone so soon.

I know he’s done a lot for me, but I can’t stand him, and I can’t help it.

I spend weekends with my dad, but whenever I spend them with my mom, she always invites him, and then it always becomes about what he wants to do.

They also used to talk badly about my dad, who I know wasn’t the best husband, but he was still my dad, and at that time I was a kid, which didn’t help things.

We disagree on most things, especially politically, which I know is stupid, but still…

You can’t force these things…

My mom is always really upset that I don’t get along with him, and says she wishes I loved her enough to like him.

I say that just because I don’t like him doesn’t mean I don’t like how he’s good for her.

But I can’t bring myself to like him at all, or appreciate him. Especially now that they’re planning on moving in together once I graduate. I just know that I won’t want to visit her when I’m in college, because he will always be around.

We recently had another argument about me being disrespectful, which I will admit, I can be very rude (ex: ignoring him purposely when he says hi/bye, having bad tone, talking back).

I don’t feel bad about not liking him, because there’s really nothing that will ever change that, but I do feel bad that it distresses my mom so much.

AITA?”

It’s understandable that she doesn’t like her mom’s boyfriend.

Here’s how Reddit readers reacted.

This person said she’s NTA.

Another reader agreed.

This Reddit user spoke up.

Another individual said they all SUCK.

And this person shared their thoughts.

You can’t force yourself to like someone if it’s just not there…

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