Man Wants His Dad To Ask Before Opening Unopened Bottles From His Alcohol Collection, But His Dad Thinks It’s Unreasonable
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Imagine being gifted an expensive bottle of alcohol. What would you do if you found out someone had opened it and drank half of it without even asking you if it was okay first?
In this story, one man is in that exact situation, and he’s pretty upset. He quickly finds out who’s responsible. It’s actually his own father.
Keep reading to find out what happens when he confronts his dad and tells him to ask next time.
Should Dad have to ask permission?
I’m a big time whiskey/bourbon fan and over the years I have built up a nice collection.
Last year a friend of mine gave me a nice $400 bottle of Yellowstone Bourbon which I was saving for a special occasion.
A few months ago, I noticed the bottle was almost empty and asked my wife if she noticed the bottle had a leak or something as I never touched it.
He found out who had been drinking it.
She mentioned to me that my father has poured himself a few drinks with that bottle when he’s been over.
So I said great…
The next time my father came over I explained to him that bourbon was expensive and I was saving it for a special occasion. I also told him any sealed bottles are typically bottles I’m saving but there’s plenty more whiskey options at that bar that he can have at but avoid those bottles.
No biggie.
But his dad didn’t listen.
This year we had a great 2nd and 3rd quarter so our CEO gifted me a Macallan 25 for my bar.
My father came over this weekend and sure enough he cracked open the Macallan to pour himself a drink.
As he was pouring it out I audibly sighed and told him, “we just spoke about this a few months ago any open bottle have at it, if it’s sealed please ask me first”.
His dad got really upset.
He flipped out and began calling me cheap and ungrateful because it doesn’t matter what the bottles cost as he’s my father and he’s entitled to them just as much as I am.
I expressed how grateful I am for him but it’s just a nice courtesy to double check with any sealed bottles as something could be worth thousands and because he wants to drink it it’s now worthless.
AITA for wanting my Dad to check with me before opening bottles in my house?
I’d be mad too! His dad is not entitled to drink whatever he wants whenever he wants. It’s his son’s bottle, not his.
Let’s see if Reddit agrees.
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This is good advice.
Another person has the same suggestion.
This person thinks he only has two options.
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Everyone seems to be saying the same thing.
Clearly, he can’t trust his dad. His dad has made it clear that he will not respect his boundaries. The only way to protect his expensive, unopened alcohol bottles is to hide them.
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