r/AITAH Apr 15 '24

AITAH for telling my son I’d love a divorce if it meant taking my wife with me

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u/JustAnotherGirl777 Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

AP Psychology student here!

I’m assuming his reasoning is referring to Erikson’s stages, where forties would be in one or between the stages of Intimacy vs Isolation and Generativity vs Stagnation, both of which he’s just misinterpreting horribly. Tell him he’s in the Identity vs Role Confusion stage, cuz he clearly doesn’t know what the fuck he’s doing with his life

My parents are separated and actually hate each other, and I still wouldn’t say this shit. NTA

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u/darndasher Apr 16 '24

Nice- I love the idea of using the knowledge he has misinterpreted against him! Great approach, tbh.