Children thrive when they feel supported and understood in their education and home life.

Imagine being caught in the middle of your parents’ divorce. Would you give up the life you love just to make your mom happy?

This teenage girl is enrolled in a boarding school that she enjoys attending, but her mother keeps pressuring her to live with her instead.

Read the story below for all the details.

AITA for not asking my dad to let my mom use his apartment

My (14F) parents divorced when I was 11.

When they divorced, my mom moved in with her sister in another state.

Before they divorced, my dad enrolled me in a boarding school for middle school instead of regular school.

It’s one of the best schools in the state.

This teenage girl enjoys attending her boarding school.

I have autism and ADHD, and they have a lot of support for students with autism or ADHD. Like 30% of students have some type of learning disability.

I love it here. They have a lot of activities after class.

And 6th grade was the first time since 2nd grade that I didn’t fail even though I knew the material.

I also have friends here even though I had a hard time making friends at home.

I have therapy and group here.

Her mom wanted her to give up the boarding school so they could live together.

When my parents divorced, my mom asked me to talk to my dad and his lawyer. She instructed me to tell them that I don’t want to go to boarding school anymore and I want to live with her.

She signed a prenup, so she doesn’t get the house or money. The only way she can get money is if I live with her.

I told her I didn’t want to live with her because I really wanted to go to this school.

Her mom stopped talking to her.

She moved without me and she doesn’t visit or call.

She doesn’t answer when my dad asks about me visiting.

My dad got an apartment near my school so he can visit on weekends.

If he can’t visit, my old nanny comes up to see me.

When her mom asked her if she could only attend day school, she refused again.

My mom called me and said she can’t live with her sister anymore. She wants me to ask my dad if she can use the apartment and I can stay with her.

She also asked me if I can only be enrolled for the day school.

I said no. I like living here.

So she said I can still live here but I can see her on the weekends.

Now, her mom is back to not speaking to her again.

I told her my dad uses the apartment to see me on the weekends, and I don’t want to stop seeing him.

Now, she’s mad at me and she’s back to not talking to me.

AITA for not asking my dad to let her use the apartment?

Her mom is just trying to get money from her dad and a free place to live. She’s trying to use her and doesn’t have her best interest at heart.

Let’s find out what others have to say about this on Reddit.

This person makes a valid point.

Short and sweet.

Her dad needs to know what’s happening, says this person.

Here’s a similar thought from this person.

Finally, this user shares their honest opinion.

A child’s well-being should come before a parent’s convenience.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.