April 6, 2025 at 9:21 am

Woman’s Donuts Were Clearly Marked As Off-Limits, But Her Father Ate Them Anyway Then Blamed Her For Making A Big Deal Out Of It

by Benjamin Cottrell

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Living with your parents as an adult has its fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to sharing food.

When one woman’s father ignores a clear “do not eat” sign on a treat she was looking forward to, goodwill between them crumbled faster than a half-eaten donut.

You’ll want to read on for this one!

AITA for yelling at my dad about eating my food?

Okay, this might be a bit petty.

I’m (20F) and currently living under my parents’ home.

I work part-time as a babysitter.

Recently, the one I babysit for gave me food — half a dozen donuts that I could eat with my sister at our leisure.

She was very much looking forward to enjoying this delicacy.

My sister taped it with a note that said, “Don’t touch or eat.”

Those were expensive donuts, and it’s not something we could buy often.

I woke up to my father eating them.

I got mad and told him there was clearly a note not to eat them.

Instead of apologizing, he went on full offensive mode.

He told me off and called me names for making a big deal about it, saying that I should know whose home I’m sheltered in and who is putting food on the table.

He told me it was just donuts.

So she yelled back!

In my anger, I yelled and called him other colorful names, saying that those were something I wanted to enjoy with my sister. They weren’t his, nor had he asked us if he could have some.

My mom is telling me to just let it go and that I can just buy some for myself later since I’m babysitting.

AITA?

They were her donuts, dang it!

What did Reddit have to say?

It’s never easy to be forced to play by your parent’s rules.

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It can be tough to move out, but there are resources out there to help.

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Clearly outlining responsibilities can help minimize any conflict between parents and their grown kids while living together.

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There’s nothing worse than someone who refuses to treat others how they expect to be treated.

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If he wanted a bite, all he had to do was ask.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.