Neighbors Mock Woman Who Ignores Her Mom and Avoids Her House at All Costs — Story of the Day
A young woman chose her father over her mother after their split, and she studiously avoided the older woman’s house until tragedy struck.
Ella did not like visiting her native town all that much. It reminded her too much of her bittersweet childhood and how one woman’s selfish desires ruined it.
Ella was born to a carpenter named John and a businesswoman, Jane. The couple got married as soon as they graduated from college, and they welcomed Ella, their only child, a decade later.
Ella avoided her mother’s house after her parents’ divorce | Source: Shutterstock
Jane grew up a rich, pampered woman set to inherit her father’s company. She had more money than her husband, but there was also a lot of respect between them.
That respect lasted only about two decades because, at some point, it fizzled out to be replaced by dissatisfaction. Jane believed that her best years had been swallowed up by the family and she was never far from saying as much to a displeased John who just wanted her to take their relationship more seriously.
They had a couple of disagreements but nothing strong enough to rip the marriage to bits, so Ella never expected they would split. But they did, and she was disappointed.
When she got into university, Ella moved away from her town to the city to study business like her mother. It was while she was away that her parents saw it fit to go their separate ways.
Ella moved away from her town to the city to study business like her mother in the University | Source: Shutterstock
They tried to keep Ella out of it as much as they could, so they did not inform her of the development until they had both signed the divorce papers. When she discovered it, she was infuriated, and she channeled that emotion into a letter she wrote her dad.
He replied to her letter with another, describing what had brought about their separation. Apparently, her 45-year-old mother had been having an extramarital affair with another man and had been caught.
It made John file for divorce, and out of spite, because she could not believe she was dumped, Jane decided to kick him out of the house they lived in together. In truth, the house deed was in her name because she had paid for...