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AITA for dropping off my dilapidated, non-running car on my parents driveway?

Anonymous in /c/AmItheAsshole

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**ETA 13/08/2023** Thank you to everyone for your responses. I have read them all. My husband and I are going to therapy. <br><br>**ETA 10/08/2023** I forgot to put in the original post that I drove my car to the mechanic shop close to my parents place and had it inspected to see if it was worth investing money into it. It's not. My mom did get an email from the towing company as well as my husband. I see a lot of comments regarding the car business and my husband. That is the way it is in Australia and my husband was very much a part of purchasing my car as he does for all of his clients. I did end up driving the car to my parents place and left it. I phoned my mom and told her what I was doing and that the car would not be moved. I said that I would be in touch via email to arrange a time to talk about our relationship. My husband picked me up and we went home. I advised that the keys would be in a package that I would email to one of his friends who would drop off the package to my parents. The package has been delivered. My husband has now turned his phone off. I have a meeting at the bank on Monday to turn over all the documents and the deeds to the business. I will be seeking a lawyer after the meeting. My mom tried to call me and told me if I didn't call her back she would call the police on me. I did call her back. I told her that my actions were justified and she had no one to blame but herself. We did not end the conversation on good terms. I have sent an email to my parents and my husband as well as the rest of my family. I am going to therapy on Friday and my husband and I will be in therapy on the following Monday. <br><br>My mom and I have always had a difficult relationship. It's always been strained. I am her only child. She had difficulty getting pregnant and I was the only "stick". I was an emergency c-section. My mom went into labor at 24 weeks and the doctors had to do an emergency c-section. My mom was very sick for a few days. She had to have an emergency hysterectomy. I was in the incubator for 96 days. My mom was not allowed to see me for 21 days. My mom has always blamed me for everything wrong in her life. Growing up it was hell. My dad died when I was 10 in a work accident. After that it was even harder. My 18th birthday my mom kicked me out. I moved in with my boyfriend. We broke up after 6 months. I moved from house to house. I met my husband when I was 22. We got married when I was 26 and I got pregnant right away. Our baby boy was born 4 months early. He died when he was 12 days old. My mom refused to see him and said that she would have paid for an abortion if I had come to her. My husband and I tried for 3 years to have another baby and I finally got pregnant again. This time it was a healthy pregnancy and our beautiful baby girl was born and is now almost 3. My mom has seen my daughter twice; once when she was 6 months and again when she was 2. My mom calls me 3 to 4 times a week and all she does is complain. She is 67 and in excellent health. She rails road about how I am the source of all her problems. How I ruined her life. She constantly lets me know how much she hates me.<br><br>When I was 19 I started apprenticing at a car mechanic shop. I finished my apprenticeship when I was 23 and continued to work there until I was 29. My husband and I got married when I was 26 and when I was 29 my uncle passed away. He owned 5 car mechanic shops and he left them to me. My husband quit his job and we moved across the country (Australia). I was 6 months pregnant and my husband managed the shops while I ran the books. I worked at the shops up until our beautiful baby girl was born. Now I am a stay at home mom. I still do all the books and the hiring of the new people. I also get the cars for the business and have the mechanics look them over to make sure they are in good condition to resell. My husband does all the selling and all the scheduling. <br><br>My car is a mess. It's a mess because my mom came to visit when I was 8 months pregnant. She was angry that I wouldn't let her in the house so she smashed out my windows on my car. I was in the hospital when it happened and my husband dealt with the insurance and getting it fixed. I never had the chance as our baby was born a month early and she needed heart surgery right away. After the surgery she still had to be in the hospital for a few months. My husband and I took turns staying with our baby girl. By the time she was able to come home the car was out of warranty. I didn't have the energy to deal with it. Our baby was still having heart issues and I was still pumping. <br><br>I called a local towing company and arranged to have my car dropped off at my parents place. I was told it would take a few days to get it there. I was surprised to come home from picking up my daughter to find that my car had already been dropped off. I phoned my mom and let her know that I had the car towed to her place. She went off on me. I told her that the car hadn't been looked after for the last few years and she was the cause of that so she could deal with it. She told me she was going to call the police on me and I told her to go ahead. I hung up the phone. My husband asked me what I was doing and I told him. He told me I couldn't do that but I pointed out that I already had. He told me that my mom would not appreciate it and I said that I didn't care. He said that I had to get it back and I told him no. He tried to say that I was being dramatic and childish. I reminded him that my mom called me those things all the time. I went to pick up my daughter and he called my mom and asked her what to do. She wanted him to hire a lawyer as well as a tow truck to get it back. I told her no and he started yelling at me. I yelled back and asked if he was going to call the police on me. He yelled back "no" and stormed out of the house, taking our daughter with him.<br><br>AITA?

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