My Bio Mom Tried To Sabotage My Trip To Japan By Giving Me The Wrong Airport Terminal. She Didn’t Realize My Stepdad And Brothers Would Choose Me Over Her. Aitah For Refusing To Forgive Her Until She Went To Therapy?
The Blended Family
My mother tried everything to exclude me from their Japan trip because her new family likes me more than her. Now she’s getting a taste of her own medicine. My mom, Linda, married Frank when I was 17, and I gained two stepbros: Tom, who was 16, and Bobby, who was 14.
Frank worked in finance and had this beautiful house with a pool and a game room in the basement. The weird thing was Frank and the boys actually liked me from day one. Frank would ask about my day at school and really listen.
Tom and Bobby included me in everything like I’d always been their sister. We’d play basketball in the driveway, and Frank would join us after work. Linda would watch from the window, looking annoyed.
At first, I thought she was just adjusting to the blended family thing, but it got worse when Frank bought me a phone for my birthday, just like he bought the boys. Linda said I was taking advantage of his generosity.
When Tom asked me to teach him guitar, Linda said I was showing off. When Bobby wanted me to help with his science project instead of her, she accused me of trying to replace her.
Frank noticed Linda being cold to me and asked her about it. She said I was having trouble accepting her happiness and needed time. That was a complete lie, but Frank trusted his new wife.
The Sabotage Begins
The boys kept inviting me to stuff, and Linda kept making excuses why I couldn’t go. She’d suddenly remember I had chores when they went to the movies. She’d say I was grounded for something tiny when Frank took them to baseball games.
She’d claim I was sick when they went out to dinner. I’d find out later when the boys asked why I didn’t come. The Japan trip was Frank’s idea for our first family vacation.
He announced it at dinner, and the boys started planning everything we’d do together. Linda smiled and said it would be perfect for the four of them. Frank corrected her and said five—all of us.
Linda’s face twitched, but she agreed. For 3 months, we planned as a family. I learned basic Japanese phrases to teach Bobby. Tom and I researched places to eat since we both loved trying new food.
Frank let me help book hotels since I was good at finding deals. Linda just watched and said nothing. Two weeks before the trip, Linda told me I wasn’t going.
She said Frank’s mom was sick and someone needed to stay with her. This was news to me since Frank’s mom lived in Arizona and we lived in Ohio. Linda said she was flying in and needed care.
I asked Frank about his mom, and he said she was perfectly healthy and had a cruise that week. Linda turned red and said I must have misunderstood. The next day, Linda tried again.
She told me the airline called and said they overbooked. She said my ticket got cancelled and there were no more seats. I called the airline myself; they said all five tickets were confirmed. Linda grabbed the phone and hung up, saying I was bothering them.
Three days before the trip, Linda told Frank I decided to stay home to focus on college applications. Frank found that suspicious since I was a junior and had another year. He asked me directly, and I said Linda told me I couldn’t go.
Linda jumped in, saying I was confused and emotional about them leaving. Frank looked between us and said we’d discuss it later. That night I heard them arguing.
Frank said he paid for five tickets and five people were going. Linda said I’d ruin the trip with my bad attitude. Frank asked what bad attitude, since I’d been nothing but excited. Linda couldn’t answer.
