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“Am I The Jerk For Calling Cops On A Teenager Who Tracked Down My House And Demanded I Let Him in?”
Adolescence is a challenging time in a person’s development. It’s a new chapter of life characterized by changes in your social environment, personal goals and ambitions, hormones, and mood swings. Naturally, there’s a big chance of stumbling and making some mistakes, as your decision-making is still immature.
Today’s story covers a rather peculiar predicament regarding a teenager and a single mom, who had to threaten the young man to leave her property, as he demanded to be let in.
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A single mom was approached by a teenager, who she saw once and he wanted to confess his feelings for her
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The teenager went to the woman’s house with flowers and other gifts, confessed his love to her, and then demanded to be let in
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Of course, the woman said no to the teen twice and asked him to leave, but he insisted on staying, then the woman called the police
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The teenager then bolted, but the officers still dropped by and took a statement from her, as well as later issued a warning to the teen and his parents
Recently, a single mom approached Reddit’s r/AITA community to see if she had overreacted in a peculiar predicament. A few months ago, the woman went to the movies with her family, and two of her nephew’s friends tagged along. It was nothing unusual, as they were a friendly bunch.
Two weeks later, one of the nephew’s friends showed up at the woman’s doorstep and asked if he could come in. The woman was weirded out and got a bad vibe and immediately asked the adolescent to leave as she lives with her 11-year-old daughter alone.
The teenager still insisted on staying, told her how much he loved her, and also included a “gross comment” in his confession, which was “single moms need love”. The woman told the teen she was calling the cops, and the teenager bolted straight away.
The police came and took a statement from the woman as well as circled around to make sure she wasn’t being bothered anymore. She specified that the teenager was still just a kid, but she barely knew him and felt threatened.
The teenager didn’t commit any crime after all, but the police still stopped by his parents’ house and gave him a warning about leaving private property when being told to. The woman didn’t ask them to do this, but they had information about who the teenager was and decided to do it anyway.
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The teenager’s mom called the woman and first apologized for the teenager making her feel unsafe. Then, the mom followed up and told her that the woman went “over the line” by involving the police, as it could ruin the adolescent’s life. In the mom’s view, teenagers have crushes all the time and there’s nothing strange about it.
To top it off, the woman’s sister also deemed her behavior as an overreaction. She told her that since the nephew is good friends with the teenager, she could’ve simply called and she would’ve sorted the situation.
Interestingly, a romantic rejection can have a tremendous impact on psychological development. Research suggests that teenagers who experience rejection are particularly likely to enter lower-quality relationships in late adolescence or early adulthood.
Depending on the subject’s sensitivity to rejection, it can lead to a “self-fulfilling prophecy”. In such a scenario, a person interprets any ambiguous situation as a sign of disinterest. This innate interpretation leads to rejection-orientated thinking, where a turndown is expected.
However, one could argue that being rejected is better than living in regret. In an article covered by Psychology Today, both of these states of mind are compared. Romantic regret tends to linger way longer than rejection, as a person can keep on speculating the big “if” question, and how things could’ve turned out.
What do you think about the teenager’s actions? Do you think the woman’s response was over the top or not? Have you experienced any similar confessions? Let us know in the comments below.
Redditors support the woman’s decision to call the police and think she did not go over the line
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justme 5 months ago (edited)
It always amazes me when people say a 16 year old is "just a kid" and therefore not a threat. I work in a high school. A LOT of those 16 year old boys could easily physically over power me if they wanted to. He is technically a kid because he is a minor but he has the body of a man and that makes him potentially dangerous. I think the woman in this post did everything exactly right to protect herself and her daughter.
Dani David 5 months ago
If what happened spreads around, I wonder how the parents of any of his female classmates are going to feel. The kid was entitled enough to tell a grown woman he needed to come insider her house and wouldn't take no for an answer. Imagine how he treats girls his age.
Paul C 5 months ago
Remove the word "house" and I think you have your answer.
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Joseph Dixon 5 months ago
You have to love it when parents give the half assed apology and then the guilt trip. If that were my kid, I'd be so embarrassed and apologize profusely. Not blame someone for feeling unsafe because my kid won't leave them alone.
justme 5 months ago (edited)
It always amazes me when people say a 16 year old is "just a kid" and therefore not a threat. I work in a high school. A LOT of those 16 year old boys could easily physically over power me if they wanted to. He is technically a kid because he is a minor but he has the body of a man and that makes him potentially dangerous. I think the woman in this post did everything exactly right to protect herself and her daughter.
Dani David 5 months ago
If what happened spreads around, I wonder how the parents of any of his female classmates are going to feel. The kid was entitled enough to tell a grown woman he needed to come insider her house and wouldn't take no for an answer. Imagine how he treats girls his age.
Paul C 5 months ago
Remove the word "house" and I think you have your answer.
Load More Replies... Joseph Dixon 5 months ago
You have to love it when parents give the half assed apology and then the guilt trip. If that were my kid, I'd be so embarrassed and apologize profusely. Not blame someone for feeling unsafe because my kid won't leave them alone.
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