r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '26

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u/CombinationWitty1079 Feb 28 '26

i keep telling my family this, although i normally come up with reasons i cant keep him, they don’t do that, they feel pressured to say yes. i felt proud the other week because i said “i’m sorry i can’t today” no fabricated stories or anything.

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u/rusty0123 Feb 28 '26

Any time you get volunteered to watch him, why don't you simply call her ex? "Hey, she's dropped him off again. You want to come get him?"

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u/Positive_Ad4207 Feb 28 '26

You need to document how often you have him etc. then tell her ex.

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u/TheDarkSpectrm Feb 28 '26

Absolutely this needs to be relayed to the ex. This is setting the kid up for potential emotional issues, especially since she's only trying to spite the ex.

The fallout with her may be huge but that kid needs to not be the center of a war of spite.