Her Mom And Stepdad Took The Locket Given To Her By Her Late Father And Replaced The Photo Inside Behind Her Back
When this 19-year-old woman was 5-years-old, her father bought her a locket. Inside, there were pictures of himself, her mother, her sister, and her brother.
Then, two years later, her father and sister both passed away in a tragic car accident when she was only 7. So, the locket quickly became one of her most treasured possessions, and she would wear it everywhere– regardless of whether an event was formal or not.
By the time she was 8, though, her mother had already gotten remarried. And her new stepfather, named Jeff, also had a 1-year-old child named Nathan.
But she didn’t just gain a new stepbrother. Instead, her mom and Jeff went on to have two daughters together quite quickly– meaning she also got two half-sisters.
However, everyone in her family knew about the locket since they saw her wearing it all the time. Yet despite that, her mom asked her on numerous occasions if she would add photos of Jeff, Nathan, and her two half-sisters.
Quite frankly, though, she told her mom that she just didn’t want to do that. So, after she turned 16, her mom and Jeff wound up buying her an entirely new locket. But that piece of jewelry had their photos in it.
Still, she honestly never wore the new locket. Instead, she just put it in her jewelry box, and it stirred up a bunch of drama.
“There were some comments and tensions that I never wore the new one,” she recalled. “My half-sisters were upset about me not changing which one I wore all the time.”
She repeatedly tried to explain exactly why her original locket was so special, though. But for whatever reason, her half-sisters just could not understand that.
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They even went so far as to claim that the new locket was more special than the one from her late father simply because they were included in the pictures.
At the same time, her mom was annoyed at her, too, and her stepfather reportedly freaked out on her for “not appreciating” everything they did for her.
Now, though, she is 19-years-old and currently lives in her own small apartment. Her brother has also moved out of their childhood home and now lives with his girlfriend.
But, just a couple of weeks ago, she and her family went to go stay at her brother’s house. And when she woke up one morning, she realized that her locket had been moved. Apparently, she takes it off at night because she doesn’t want it to break while she is sleeping.
Anyway, she wound up just going about her day and thought nothing of it. She also enjoyed the rest of the weekend at her brother’s house before heading home.
Once she got back to her apartment and decided to take a look at the pictures inside, though, she realized that her family had removed her father’s photo. And in its place, they tried to add a photo of Jeff, Nathan, and her half-sisters.
At that point, she was furious and decided to call her mom– asking if she had seen the locket over the weekend.
It was during that conversation that she learned her mom was actually the person who drove to replace the images.
“Because I was selfish and inconsiderate and broke their hearts for the last three years by showing which locket I favored and which family I favored, as well,” she explained.
After telling her all of that, her mom then hung up on her, too.
So, she tried to calm herself down but ultimately decided to go over to her mom and Jeff’s home. And after she arrived, she told them that they had absolutely no right to tamper with her locket.
Jeff just did not agree, though, and claimed he was entitled to “show a more accurate representation” of her family. He also accused her of hurting Nathan and the girls by wearing a locket that did not include them.
And at that point, she honestly lost it. She went off on her mom and stepfather, reiterating that they did not have the right to make the decision of who she carried around inside her locket.
Then, she told Jeff that he would never deserve a spot in her locket. She also told her mom that her spot was lost, too, and ultimately left the house– telling everyone that they needed to stay the heck away from her.
Thankfully, her brother was appalled by her mom and stepfather’s actions and ultimately took her side. Her brother even told her mom to accept that they just did not feel the same way as she and Jeff. Nonetheless, her mom and Jeff have continued claiming that she is a jerk.
“And mom said since my dad bought it while they were married, she also bought it and had every right to interfere with it,” she vented.
So now, in the wake of that argument, she’s been left wondering whether telling her mom and stepfather that they had no right to even touch her locket was the wrong thing to do.
Can you understand why her locket is so sentimental? Did her mom and stepfather have a right to go behind her back and tamper with the images inside? If you were in her shoes, would you be furious also? How should she handle this situation?
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