Mother’s Day means different things to different people.

This man lost his mother in his 20s.

His wife also lost her mother one year after they got married.

So, on Mother’s Day, they decided to visit their respective mothers’ resting places.

Now his stepmom is upset, and he wonders if he should’ve spent Mother’s Day differently.

Check out the full story below for all the details.

AITA for skipping out on Mother’s Day

My mother passed away when I was in my early 20s.

I met my future wife a few years later.

Her mother passed away one year later.

Her father (70M) remarried last year.

This man and his wife didn’t spend Mother’s Day with his wife’s stepmom.

His father’s new wife (66F) is upset because neither my wife nor I spent Mother’s Day with her as well as her adult children/grandchildren.

She has her own children to celebrate with.

They visited their mothers’ resting places.

Instead, we had other plans.

We visited our respective mother’s final resting places.

So, are we the jerks for skipping this event?

They celebrated Mother’s Day by remembering their mothers. The stepmom is being unreasonable.

Let’s check out the responses of other people on Reddit.

This person shares their honest opinion.

Here’s a personal thought from this person.

People are calling out the stepmother.

This person offers a suggestion.

And finally, this user believes they did the right thing.

You can’t blame people for wanting to commemorate their deceased mothers.

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