Son Got Fed Up When His Dad’s Young Girlfriend Tried Acting Like His Mother In Public, So He Told Her She Had No Authority Over Him
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Respect within a blended household becomes difficult when someone demands authority instead of earning basic trust.
This 19-year-old and his brother were laughing together when their father’s girlfriend suddenly accused them of fighting.
Rather than accept their explanation, she raised her voice and insisted they obey her without question.
His response drew a firm boundary, along with some regrettable volume.
AITA My (M19) dad’s gf (late 20’s) yelled at me and I said that she doesn’t have authority over me
For simplicity, I’ll just call her DGF (Dad’s Girlfriend).
It is kind of weird that she would be there, but no big deal.
So, me and my brother (m17) were with DGF at a doctors office.
Me and my brother were joking around with each other while we were waiting for her to finish up at the reception, it was only us 3 and the receptionist in the room.
Maybe she was embarrassed? Or trying to play the role of mother?
Next thing I know DGF is properly yelling at us to stop fighting (I don’t know why she thought we were fighting because we were laughing.)
Me and my bro were taken aback but I calmly responded that we weren’t fighting and were just joking around she said, “I don’t care, and your dad wont like that your fighting.”
Wow, she is really trying to establish authority here.
I once again tell her that we weren’t fighting but then she yelled “I told you to stop fighting so you will listen to me”
Here I basically snapped and yelled, “You have no authority over either of us because you are barely out of school so stop acting like our mom.”
This is an odd family dynamic, so it is hard to know what to do.
She scoffed and stayed quite.
When we got home I could hear her instantly tell my dad what happened.
Regardless of her age, they do need to be respectful.
A while later he came to me and told me to apologize for what I said, I told him I’ll apologize that I yelled but not for what I said because I meant it.
He started arguing but I reminded him that he thought us to stand with what we say.
AITA?
He definitely should not have yelled at her, but I think the girlfriend was also out of line for trying to play like she was the mom.
The people in the comments may have some good insights here, check them out.
Is she a new girlfriend?
Here is someone that says the girlfriend was out of line.
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I was wondering this as well.
This commenter says they were acting like fools.
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This person is right, they need to respect her or leave.
The girlfriend continued yelling after being calmly corrected, prompting this young man to reject the parental authority she was claiming.
He offered to apologize for raising his voice but not for the boundary itself, which was a reasonable distinction.
Dating Dad does not include an automatic promotion to commanding officer.
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