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Kids don’t always think through their decisions very well, and that doesn’t always change as they get older.

Imagine having a teenager in your house who gets upset about something small and insists on going to his other parent’s house. Would you let him go?

In this story, one teen is staying with his mom when he gets really upset about McDonald’s. He tells her he wants to go to his dad’s house. Now, he wants to take back what he said, but it seems to be too late. He’s wondering if he really did mess up.

Oh, yeah, he messed up! At least he’s self aware enough to start to think that might be the case.

Let’s read all about it.

AITA for wanting to go back with my mom and stepfather for christmas after I already chose to spend it with my dad when I was given the choice?

My (15M) mother (37F) and my now stepfather (55M, Alexander) got married early this year.

My parents have been divorced since I was 9 and I have lived with my mom since then.

My dad (39M) always tried to be present in my life but it has been hard for him for as long as I can remember because of his bad economic situation.

He is often between jobs and with very little money to spend on me.

He explains the difference between this dad’s living situation and his mom’s living situation.

He now lives with his friend Trevor in a small spartment and they have a bunk bed.

I usually see him on saturdays but I prefer not to stay at their place because I don’t want to sleep on the couch.

My mom and I were not rich either but we always managed to have a more stable home life. It was harder when I was a kid but since she finished community college we have been better.

Her marriage with Alexander changed our situation drastically because he is in a very comfortable economic position and now we lived with him in his big house.

Always check your order before leaving McDonald’s!

Last week, my mom went to McDonald’s to buy us all food to eat for dinner. She knows I don’t like my burger to have any cheese but, when I opened it, it had all that cheese.

She told me that she had asked for my order correctly but forgot to check before leaving the restaurant.

I grabbed my mom’s salad an threw it all over the kitchen floor yelling that if I was not eating McDonald’s, neither was she.

Alexander told me to go to my room for the night.

He threatened to leave.

But I told them that, if they sent me to bed without dinner, I would leave the house and go live with my dad.

I had used that threat before with my mom but this time both her and Alexander were indifferent to it.

When I insisted on it, he just said they would call me a taxi in the morning.

He didn’t back down.

The next morning, my mom had packed my stuff for me, basically just clothes and boring stuff like a toothbrush. The only electronic item I was allowed to take was my phone.

They gave me my last chance to decided. I could stay and everything would be fine or I could leave to stay with my dad until the end of the holidays.

I was still angry so I chose to leave.

He regrets his decision.

Staying here with my dad and Trevor all this week has been horrible.

The TV is too small and we all have to share a computer.

Today, I finally gave up and called my mom to pick me up.

They said that although I was missed at the house, I was given a clear choice and told that if I went with my dad, I couldn’t return until after the holidays.

They aren’t backing down.

I think they are being very cruel and that this punishment is totally beyond any proportion.

I have been calling constantly to demand for them to let me go back and now they are saying that if I keep bothering them, they will stop answering my calls.

They say all my presents will be waiting for me under the tree when I return.

AITA?

Listen, I know it’s upsetting when McDonald’s messes up your food. I have had this happen so many times, and it always seems to be the happy meals that get messed up for some reason which makes it even worse because kids really get upset when there’s something they don’t like touching their food.

But, he’s 15. He really overreacted. Throwing his mom’s salad on the floor was awful. And all because McDonald’s messed up his order!

I wouldn’t let him come back either. He made his decision. Now, he needs to make the best of it.

Let’s see if Reddit agrees.

This person calls the teen entitled.

Another person calls the teen a spoiled brat.

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This person thinks he needs to get a grip.

Another person thinks the boy’s mom is handling this well.

He definitely sounds spoiled and like a brat. Sure, his dad’s place isn’t as fancy, but I hope he finds a way to enjoy spending the holidays with his dad. While the TV might be small, and he’s sleeping on a couch, it could be some fun bonding time.