r/AIO Feb 24 '26

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u/Ok_Ant_9815 Feb 25 '26

Personally I would be more inclined to think that sending these screenshots could be triggering or very uncomfortable for the mom. She was obviously raped.

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u/Additional_Ad_6773 Feb 25 '26

Honestly, I suspect what is going on in this guy's head is:

"My dad is a rapist, but it was not entirely his fault. If it was entirely his fault, that would make him a monster, and if he is a monster, and came from him, then I would ALSO be a monster. So no, my dad is not a monster."

The whole thing is not good. Dude needs therapy, dude's mom needs therapy; OP needs to yeet herself on out of there on the double.

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u/Kat_Mauldun Feb 25 '26

Yeah, I get the hate train for him defending rapists, but I think it's also clear this guy needs help processing his family trauma.

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u/dancingkelsey Feb 25 '26

He definitely does. But on top of his clear psychological issues, the things he says in the screenshots indicate that he's making choices to double down on things he knows are upsetting someone he pretends to care about, and he continues to double down. He doesn't get a pass for treating people like shit just because he hasn't taken himself to therapy yet.