I have been branded a pedophile for marrying my son's best friend

A mom-of-seven has admitted that she has been branded a pedophile for marrying her son's champion person - who is 25 years her junior. 

Amy Sparks, 46, met her 21-year-old husband, Bryce, done lad Aydin, besides 21, and has been facing fierce backlash ever since.

The Michigan-based ma confessed that Bryce and Aydin began their relationship astatine 13 years old, however, Amy lone met Bryce erstwhile helium was 17. 

Upon gathering Amy, Bryce was instantly infatuated with her and confided successful his champion friend, who encouraged him to spell for it.  

However, Amy rejected his advances due to the fact that of the 25-year property gap. 

Bryce remained persistent and yet won Amy over, and the lovebirds began their romance successful February 2022. 

Three months later, the mates moved successful together, and began telling friends and household astir their relationship.

Despite being successful emotion and happier than ever, Amy and Bryce person faced a flood of disapproval from friends and household who person adjacent accused the ma of being a 'pedophile.' 

Recalling the infinitesimal she learned Bryce had feelings for her, Amy said: 'When helium said helium liked me, I was flattered and surprised, but I rejected him due to the fact that I thought helium was excessively young for me.

'It took him 2 years to person me.' 

She has fired backmost astatine trolls who person slammed her relationship.

'People person called maine a pedophile, but I wasn't introduced to Bryce until helium was 17,' Amy said.

'When radical telephone maine a pedophile, it doesn't marque maine consciousness atrocious due to the fact that I cognize that I'm not.

'The radical who cognize maine cognize that it's not true.'

Bryce besides chimed successful to stock their emotion communicative portion hitting backmost astatine critics. 

'Me and Aydin person been friends since we were successful seventh grade,' helium added.

'I started to make feelings for Amy conscionable earlier I turned 18. I was coming astir to her location a lot.

'I wanted to beryllium astir her and I was attracted to her, but she wouldn't adjacent see it due to the fact that I wasn't of ineligible age. 

'When I turned 18, things progressed.'

He admitted that the narration 'comes with negativity,' and helium has to support his woman from friends and trolls.

Bryce said: 'At first, Aydin said helium would beryllium good with it. When it came retired for real, helium was uncomfortable astir it but helium didn't consciousness similar it was coming from him.

'My household isn't blessed astir the relationship. A batch of my household was precise upset. It took clip for a batch of radical to judge it.

'When radical accidental horrible things astir Amy I bash get upset. It comes with a batch of negativity. 

'You don't privation that to hap to your wife. 

'All I tin bash is accidental it's not existent but it's my connection against theirs.'

Amy confessed that it was her lad who pushed her to springiness his pal a accidental arsenic she explained that she was wary of opening a caller emotion affair. 

The mom-of-seven said: 'I was watching a sermon and the pastor said that God tried to springiness america gifts and we don't ever judge them due to the fact that they aren't however we pictured our beingness should be.

'I became much unfastened to a narration but the property spread bothered maine truthful I didn't reciprocate consecutive away.

'I've been done a batch of wounded successful the past. I wanted idiosyncratic who'd emotion maine unconditionally and beryllium faithful.'

Despite falling retired with household and friends, they decided to get joined successful October past twelvemonth successful beforehand of Aydin and 1 witness.

Amy said: 'We were surviving unneurotic which means we were surviving successful misdeed truthful we decided to get married.

'We wanted it to beryllium elemental and legal. We're truly blessed surviving together.'

Bryce revealed that determination were benefits to being with a 'mature' pistillate adjacent though he's had to judge that he'll ne'er person children of his own.

He said: 'I'm wholly good with not having kids. I recognize having kids is simply a batch of stress. Amy doesn't marque illogical decisions similar a younger idiosyncratic would. She's much mature and makes mature decisions.'

Amy besides gushed astir her spouse's property and explained wherefore the property spread wasn't an issue. 

'He's omniscient for his age, he's an aged soul. He's inactive young, don't get maine wrong, but he's not similar different 21 twelvemonth olds,' she said.