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A young woman has told a painful story of family life where her eldest son is being left out and hurt. She said her husband treats his own son with love and care, but ignores and hurts her child. The mother shared the full story with heavy hearts and tears. Read Our Last Post: Baby Found Breastfeeding From Deceased Mother
She said she married six years ago. When they married she already had a son who was four years old. The husband also had a son from a previous relationship. The couple later had two daughters together. The family looked happy at first. They laughed and they lived under one roof.
The trouble began in small ways, then grew. The woman said her husband treats his own son like a prince. He buys him new clothes and new shoes. He pays for the boy to attend the best schools. He praises him when he does well. He hugs him and gives him money to encourage him. He shows the child off to family and friends.
But her son receives nothing. His clothes are old and torn. His shoes have holes. He eats the left overs from the family meal. The woman said she has to pay for his school. She uses the small allowance her husband gives her each month. Her husband does not want her to work, so her money is very small. She cannot buy her son what he needs.
She gave a recent example. Her son returned from school happy one day. He showed his test paper to his father and waited for praise. Her husband looked at the paper, said, “Okay,” then walked away. He did not smile. He did not say he was proud. The mother said her tears fell as she watched. She said the sight broke her heart.
She said her son has grown quiet and sad. He does not laugh much. He spends hours alone in his room. He tries to talk to his stepfather, but he is pushed away. He is told to go and play or to sit down. He feels alone in the home that should be safe.
The two daughters love their brother. They ask why their father plays with their older stepbrother and not with him. They do not understand. The mother does not know what to tell them. She said she feels ashamed and helpless.
She said the husband is kind to her in many ways. He is a good husband in the ways most people see. He is loving towards her. He cares for his own family members and he helps them often. He is a good father to his own son and to the daughters. He helps her family as well. Yet, she said, he is cruel to her oldest child.
The woman said she has no one to talk to. Her family tells her to be quiet because the man is a good man in other ways. They say she should be happy. But she cannot be happy when her son is hurting each day. She said she cries at night when everyone is sleeping. She said the pain is deep.
She said she cannot leave the home. She has three young children to care for. Her family warns her against leaving. She said she feels trapped and alone. She asked the public if there is any way to make her husband love her son. She said she feels helpless and afraid.
The mother asked for privacy, but she wanted her story heard. She wanted people to see the boy who sits alone. She wanted someone to hear his name and to remember him. She wanted the family to be whole again, if that could be possible.
Neighbours who know the family said the house looks calm from outside. They did not expect pain like this to be inside. One neighbour said the couple keeps good company and the home looks tidy. Another person who spoke quietly said it is hard to know what happens behind closed doors.
Child welfare experts say that family harm can happen in many ways and often hides well. They say that children who feel rejected may become quiet and cut off. Those same experts also say that the reasons for a parent to favour one child over another are many. It can be fear, old wounds, low money, or hidden anger. They also remind people that every child needs care and attention.
For now, the woman waits and keeps her son close. She watches him at meal time and folds his torn clothes when he sleeps. She wipes his cheeks when he cries. She does small things that she can do. She keeps the household going and hopes for better days.
This story has moved many readers who have seen her words. Some say they recognise the sad signs. Others say they wish they could help. Many have left messages of support and kindness. They told the mother that she is not alone in feeling this pain.
The woman closed her message with the same question she asked at the start: how can she make her husband love her boy? She said she will wait and she will keep trying, even when the nights are long and the tears do not stop.
