Some parents would give the world to their children and others wouldn’t even care!

These children had to deal with the worst father after their mother died.

Things only ever got bitter. Find out how!

AITA for not doing a favor for my dad and telling him I don’t owe him or his favorite wife and kids favors?

After our mom died dad told me and my siblings (17m, 16f and 14m) that he was glad that part of his life was over and he was going to find someone he actually loved and wanted to be with and we better be ready because he wasn’t slowing down for us.

His father already had his plans…

This was 10 years ago.

He met a few women before his wife of 9 years. They were together a few months before they got married and she was pregnant right away.

Dad said he knew she was the one. He was finally in love. That mom was his biggest regret in life.

My sister would cry which annoyed dad. He’d say we should want him to be happy when he sacrificed his own happiness for us.

He was bitter towards the kids because he thought they were selfish.

He’s a better dad to the kids he has with his wife.

He’s there on their birthdays, remembers to buy them gifts, takes them out for ice cream, or for special time with him.

He comes home earlier to spend time with them before they go to bed and helps with their homework.

He never did that with us even after he started changing. My sister and brother really wanted him to for the longest time.

But I always knew he was a bad parent and that he wasn’t going to change toward us.

He wanted the best for his “favorite” kids…

We always fought. He told me the three of us were born selfish. That we wanted him to be unhappy for our sakes.

I told him he basically dumped his issues onto three grieving kids and didn’t care about what that did to us.

I reminded him that my brother was only 4 years old when we lost mom.

Dad’s response was that if I cared so much about them, I should care even more about my younger half siblings.

I told him I didn’t.

This kid didn’t want to associate himself to his siblings.

I have told him that a few times since my first half sibling was born. In truth I never spend any time with the halfs or engage with them.

It’s me and my brother and sister and I put my time and love into them.

My siblings have reached out to dad and asked for him to love them and spend time with them but his focus is on the family he wants, his favorite family as I think of them.

I don’t think of them as mine.

They had their big days and he wanted to keep himself away from it.

Dad’s wife and one of his favorite kids had birthdays a day apart.

His gift for one was delayed/late or whatever and he wasn’t going to pick both up on time (already a day late for one of them) so he asked me to do a favor for him and pick up one gift while he picked up the other.

I said no.

He told me I could do a favor for him since he’s my dad yada yada.

He was so done with his father at this point!

I said no.

The day came and went and I didn’t get it.

He freaked out and told me I was going to ruin the birthday. He told me I could have done a favor for him as we’re all family.

He simply wants to stay far away from his step-family and doesn’t care.

I told him I don’t owe him or his wife or his favorite kids any favors.

I reminded him that he owed his kids being a good dad and he wasn’t to the three of us so I’m not going to save him or do something that makes his favorite family happy because innocent or not they are not my problem.

He said I was such a child. Then he got my uncle to say how disappointed he was that I acted so petty.

AITA?

These poor kids deserve a better parent!

Let’s find out what folks on Reddit think about this story.

This user suggests something productive for the eldest kid.

This person suggests contacting the maternal side of the family for assistance.

That’s true. The dad probably was never involved with this family.

This user is only stating facts!

This person is a little confused about the facts of this story.

Who would have thought dads could be this mean?

Too many kids, unfortunately.

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