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A man chose a restaurant he liked for his birthday dinner, upsetting his dad’s wife and her son who have restrictive diets

The family demanded he move the dinner out of state to suit their preferences — he refused

The man is now facing backlash for holding firm, but says he no longer considers them real family

A man seeks support from the Reddit community for advice following a tense birthday dinner that reignites years of unresolved family tensions. In his post , the 22-year-old explains how choosing a restaurant for his birthday sparked backlash from his father’s wife, Kathleen, and her son, Benjamin.

“My dad got married to Kathleen when I was 15,” the poster shared, noting that Kathleen has two children of her own, one of whom he has never met. The one he does know —

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