AITA for telling my daughter to get over what happened in the past.

Blended families are complicated enough, but when betrayal and divided loyalties come into play, the scars can run deep. I (54F) thought I had built a stable, loving family with my daughter from my first marriage and my stepchildren. For years, things felt perfect—my daughter Ella (28F) and my stepdaughter Sophie (27F) were inseparable, and I believed our family bond was unbreakable. But one devastating incident tore everything apart, and years later, my relationship with Ella has never recovered. Now she’s pregnant, and I feel completely cut out of her life. I’m left questioning—am I the one in the wrong for telling her to let go of the past?

A Blended Family That Looked Picture-Perfect

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The Explosive Betrayal That Shattered Everything

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The Wedding That Tore the Family Apart

Silence, Distance, and a Mother Left Behind

Another Wedding… Another Heartbreak

A Pregnancy Announcement That Sparked Fury

The Call That Reopened Old Wounds

“It’s Been Years, Why Can’t You Move On?”

A Mother’s Plea: Am I Really the Villain Here?

Time to see how Reddit weighs in on this drama.

Looking back, I know I tried to keep the peace, but maybe in doing so, Ella felt abandoned at the very moment she needed me most. I never meant to choose sides, yet she insists I did. Now, with her baby on the way, it seems like she’s drawing a line that excludes me completely. I don’t want to lose my daughter forever, but I also believe it’s unhealthy to hold onto anger from six years ago. Still, a part of me wonders—did my actions back then leave wounds too deep to ever heal? AITA for telling her to get over what happened in the past?