People With Step-Parents Who Are Younger Than Them Share Their Stories
Moving on from death or divorce is always difficult, so getting used to any step-parent can be difficult. It only makes matters worse when they are full generations younger than the person they marry.
A Reddit user asked people with step-parents who are younger than them to share their stories. Not only do some people have step-parents slightly younger than them, but others have step-grandparents younger than them!
We Made a Pact
“My mother’s husband is two years younger than my husband. My husband is seven years older than me. So my mom’s guy isn’t younger than me but it still is a weird dynamic.
My mom jokes that I always dated older and she always dated younger so it was bound to happen. We actually made a pact when I was twenty that I wouldn’t date anyone older than her and she promised she wouldn’t date anyone younger than me. We both had some close calls but held true to the pact.
The only really weird thing is watching our husband’s interact. They are serious best friends whenever there is a family get together. If we can’t find one we look for the other.
There isn’t a cookout or birthday party where they decide to give each other piggyback rides or cake eating contest or something silly and fun.
My favorite thing is when my husband yells “You aren’t my real dad, you can’t tell me what to do!” They are goofballs.” Story credit: Reddit / @Undead_Mistress
They Worked At Pizza Hut Together
“My dad, my mom and my (now) stepmom all worked at Pizza Hut together. My stepmom also lived across the street from us (I was 8?).
My mom and dad split up, my dad got with my stepmom, knocked her up, got back with my mom 6 months later and knocked her up, then went back to my stepmom.
This is why I have a half sister who is 6 months older than my full brother.” Story credit: Reddit / @duckiemcgee
A 35 Year Age Difference
“My dad married a woman 7 years younger than I am. They have a 35+ age difference. Their daughter is now two years older than my son.
They live in the country where I was born and I’ve only met her 2x, but my sister and I support them financially. He abandoned us when my sister and I were 10 and 12, and had another set of children with another woman then. I am very wistful when I see dads being good to their daughters.
My mom is amazing though, and my son and I are super close, so all things considered I’m still better off than most.” Story credit: Reddit / @justcantsay
She Made Him Her Stepson
“Kind of related… my younger sister had a concert date set up with a guy but he called and said last second that he set up other plans. It’s a small town and his dad just happened to be at the same bar as my sister and she invited his dad instead.
It’s been almost two years and they have a baby together now. So he flaked on her, and she made him her stepson.” Story credit: Reddit / @HomicidalSmile