July 17, 2025 at 11:55 am

New Dad Wanted To Celebrate His First Father’s Day With Immediate Family, So He Declined To Watch His Girlfriend’s Nephew That Day

by Benjamin Cottrell

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It’s not every day you get to celebrate your first Father’s Day as a new dad.

But when his girlfriend’s brother selfishly demands they babysit her nephew instead of spending quality time as a family, things got ugly fast.

Read on for the full story.

AITA: My girlfriend is mad that I don’t want to babysit her nephew on Father’s Day.

On Sunday, it’s Father’s Day. My first Father’s Day.

I want to spend it alongside my girlfriend and our 7-month-old.

But soon, his girlfriend’s family began to sabotage those plans.

However, her brother asked us to babysit his kid on that day because he and his girlfriend want to go out.

When my girlfriend asked me, I politely said no as it’s my first Father’s Day and I would like to spend it as a little family.

Now his girlfriend is mad at him too.

She got salty and a little mad and is now being passive aggressive.

But he doesn’t even like this guy at all.

Her brother doesn’t like me and the feeling is mutual, so we don’t speak. He only talks to my girlfriend when he needs a favour.

He has nothing against the kid — he just had a very specific vision for Father’s Day.

His kid is great, and we’ve babysat him multiple times.

On my girlfriend’s first Mother’s Day, it was just us three. I don’t know why she can’t do the same for me.

AITA?

Spending your first Father’s Day with just your immediate family shouldn’t be too much to ask here.

What did Reddit think?

Now why would any father be passing off their own child to someone else on Father’s Day?

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This user has a very pointed message for his brother-in-law.

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He’s absolutely right for wanting his first Father’s Day to be special.

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It’s about time his entitled in-laws find someone else to harass.

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No one should be forced to sacrifice their special day for someone else’s convenience, especially someone who’s not even nice to you to begin with.

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Benjamin Cottrell | Assistant Editor, Internet Culture

Benjamin Cottrell is an Assistant Editor and contributing writer at TwistedSifter, specializing in internet culture, viral social dynamics, and the moral complexities of online communities. He brings a highly analytical, editorial voice to his reporting on workplace conflicts, malicious compliance, and interpersonal drama, with a specific focus on nuanced stories that lack an obvious villain.

As a published author of rhetorical criticism, Benjamin leverages his academic background in human communication to dissect and elevate viral social media threads. Instead of simply summarizing events, he provides readers with balanced, deep-dive commentary into why the internet reacts the way it does. In addition to his cultural reporting, he is an experienced fine art photography essayist and video game reviewer.

When he isn’t analyzing the latest viral debates, Benjamin is usually chipping away at his extensive video game backlog, hunting down the best new restaurants, or out exploring the city with a camera in hand.

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