Blended families can be complicated, especially when they’re built on betrayal.

One young man felt deeply hurt by his dad’s affair partner who broke up their family. So when she tried to rewrite history with a sentimental speech about their blended family, he refused to keep pretending everything was fine.

You’ll want to read on for this one.

AITAH for confronting my dad’s new wife at their anniversary dinner?

My (24M) parents divorced when I was 16 after my dad had an affair with the woman he’s now married to.

This affair left an indelible mark on their family.

It was messy. My mom was devastated, and I basically had to be the emotional adult while she broke down.

I’ve always been civil to his wife, but we’re not close.

Soon though, his stepmother started acting like they were this perfect family.

At their 5-year wedding anniversary dinner last weekend, she gave this speech thanking “our blended family” and saying how proud she was of “the son I’ve come to love like my own.”

It hit a nerve.

So he confronted her about it, but it didn’t go well.

After her speech, I quietly told her I didn’t appreciate being spoken about like that. It felt fake, considering she helped blow up my family.

She said I was being childish and rude on her special night. I told her if she wanted respect, she should’ve respected someone else’s marriage before inserting herself into it.

Now the rest of his family is mad at him too.

My dad got really upset and said I ruined the night. My stepmom started crying and left the table.

My aunt (dad’s sister) later told me I should’ve just smiled through it and not caused drama.

AITAH for finally saying something?

It may not have been nice, but it was truthful.

Redditors weigh in.

If anything, this woman got off easy.

Some people can smell phoniness from a mile away.

Certain people are trying too hard to rewrite history here.

There’s a big difference between enabling and supporting.

He didn’t intend to cause a scene, but his patience had finally worn thin.

Some truths are uncomfortable, but that doesn’t make them any less necessary.

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