Respect is often expected in families, but it isn’t always earned.

When a reckless act turned dinner into a war zone, one daughter finally reached her breaking point.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for refusing to apologize to my dad?

I (22F) yelled at my dad (50M) yesterday after he lit up firecrackers indoors, feet away from us while we were having dinner.

He’s not mentally ill.

Hearing yelling itself gets me super anxious, let alone the sound of firecrackers just a couple of feet away from me.

Finally, the daughter lost her cool.

I yelled at him and told him to grow up, which isn’t like me at all.

I never lash out or get angry, but right there, I lost control.

But her dad’s reaction proved this was about much more than just a misunderstanding.

He, however, looked at me with a grin and said, “The next one will be aimed at you.”

I looked him dead in the eyes and told him to try.

He stopped after my mom yelled at him and then acted like the victim.

Now, he’s giving everyone the silent treatment.

Now, her mother is making it seem like it’s all her fault.

My mom told me today that I should apologize for raising my voice at him.

I refused, and she said, “He’s your father. Doesn’t he deserve an apology even if you didn’t do anything wrong?”

I was speechless.

I know I’m not in the wrong here.

This is all part of a worrying trend.

I’m sick of apologizing for not doing anything wrong — low grades, not greeting him properly first thing in the morning, hiding bad grades, hiding good grades because it’s never enough, laughing too loud, making jokes, laughing to myself.

I’m done.

This is ridiculous.

AITA?

Any reasonable person would most definitely find issue with this father’s behavior.

What did Reddit think?

With a situation like this, it’s most definitely not overreacting.

This home really doesn’t sound like a safe space.

This is really no way for a grown man to behave.

There’s some messed up things going on here that really need to be addressed.

Somebody in this situation needs to apologize, but it’s most definitely not her.

When you get pushed to your limit, it’s hard not to let the sparks fly.

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