“They wanted to know why I didn’t get the boat to wait for them.
“I graduated from high school back in December.
As a gift, my parents got me a cruise for my 18th birthday.
It was also a family vacation.
We usually stay at all-inclusive resorts, but I have always wanted to go on a cruise.
They were busy shopping and bargaining with the locals.
I finally said that I was heading back to the ship.
My mom waved me off.”
“They missed the departure.
They got ahold of me through WhatsApp.
They wanted to know why I didn’t get the boat to wait for them.
They are pissed at me for leaving them behind.
I don’t know what I was supposed to do.
They literally told me that they knew what they were doing.”
“I wish I had never asked for this.
They are making me miserable because I left without them,” the teen concluded.
“Not the asshole,” userOwlPal9182said.
“They seriously think the ship will delay for 45 minutes, yea no.
The docks and ship have a schedule to keep.
They are adults and need to be responsible for getting back on time.
Which is something you have figured out in less than 6 months of being an adult.
At least you dont have to go on any more vacations with them after this.”
“Do they think a plane would wait 45 mins for them?
Clearly they were able to navigate that.
You are not the asshole,“Toasterinthetub22wrote.
Furthermore, how exactly were they expecting their kid to hold up an entire cruise ship?
“What precisely do they think you could have done?
Staged your own drowning?
You didn’t abandon them; they abandoned you.
“I’m really sorry your parents have ruined this for you.
Not the asshole, and I really hope you make your parents read this thread.”
“Look at it this way, you saved them having to pay out for a third airline ticket.
They were warned, thought they knew better, and now are facing the consequences.
