OP's mum has not met OP's dad and his new wife (affair partner) since their messy divorce. OP seeks advice on how to navigate the situation through her graduation which would be attended by everyone mentioned, and where they will meet her boyfriend's parents for the first time.

While at his own house, his family caters to his every whim. If he gets angry because the eggs aren't cooked the way he likes, everyone becomes silent. In my family if you insult a woman's cooking she'll probably tell you to eat shit and die.

It's absolutely not the point of OOP's post and even though her own dad acted much worse, this part on her boyfriend's dad broke me.

First of, having women automatically be the cook is so outdated. I've known my wife for almost ten years now and she boils/fries eggs so rarely that when she does, she has to ask how everything is supposed to go again.

Second, if you have a preferred way of eating eggs, it's a fracking egg. Ask for what you want, and if what you want is so specific, just make it yourself. Personally I'm fine with whatever as long as the whites aren't runny, and if I suspect the person making the eggs to keep the whites runny then I'll ask for eggs over easy.

It just sounds so insane to me to get mad at how eggs are made. It's eggs, damnit. What a dumb thing to get so mad about that everyone jumps behind cover.

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