She Planned a Special Haunted House Trip with Her Dad—Then Canceled the Whole Thing When Her Stepsister Forced Her Way In
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Imagine growing up in a blended family. It’s you and your dad with your stepmom and her daughter, your stepsister.
What would you do if you made plans to do something just you and your dad but your stepsister wanted to come too? Would you be upset or think the more the merrier?
In this story, one teenage girl was in this situation, and she was so upset that she canceled the plans with her dad. She’d rather not go at all then go with her stepsister tagging along.
Now, her dad, stepmom and stepsister are all mad at her, but did she really do anything wrong?
Let’s read the whole story to decide.
AITA for spending money I saved for a trip with my dad when he wanted to include his stepdaughter?
Back in February I (17f) asked my dad if we could take a weekend trip for Halloween to this haunted house event the two of us have talked about going to before.
He said he wasn’t sure he could afford it but if I saved enough money we could go (he was going to cover some of it too).
I actually saved up the money by early September and told him as much.
Three’s a crowd.
He then brought up the subject about how cool it would be to include his stepdaughter (14) and it would be a nice bonding trip for all three of us.
He asked me how I felt about that.
And I told him I didn’t want to include her, I wanted it to be just the two of us.
Her dad didn’t understand her reasoning right away.
He asked why.
And I told him we never do stuff just the two of us anymore and I want that time with him.
He said I get plenty of time with his wife.
I said she’s not him. That I wanted more time for him and me, not everyone together, not me and his wife or me and his stepdaughter.
The plans were ruined.
He told me okay it could be just us.
Then his wife blabbed because he didn’t tell her I had said no.
Then his stepdaughter wanted to go and he told me he couldn’t say no to her after that.
So I told him to forget it. I bought myself some stuff with the money I had saved.
Now, her dad, stepsister and stepmom are all upset.
This upset my dad and his wife and his stepdaughter.
My dad and his wife told me I responded like a child instead of an almost adult.
His stepdaughter said I was so mean, why would I do that, she was looking forward to spending the weekend with us at the haunted house.
I told my dad I saved it for the two of us to go alone. But he has made it clear he doesn’t want that time with just me anymore and since that’s how he feels I am sick and tired of time with his family. That he shouldn’t worry because I will be gone soon and he can spend all the time he wants to with them and the childish and mean one won’t be living here in a few months.
Her dad still doesn’t get it.
He asked why I couldn’t just wait and do something else with him. Why spend the money. Why break the plans like that.
It’s not the first time I have tried to do something with him and he automatically involved everyone or just his stepdaughter in it. And I even told him I missed hanging out just him and me. It doesn’t do anything.
I know his wife is upset because her daughter is hurt because she knows how badly I didn’t want her there and she’s also not going now.
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AITA here?
She wanted to do something with just her dad that they had talked about doing before. Even thought the stepsister found out, her dad should’ve told her that she’ll have to go another time since it’s just the two of them this time.
He doesn’t seem to care about her feelings at all. It’s like he loves his stepdaughter more.
Let’s see how Reddit responded.
This person doesn’t think she did anything wrong.
Another person calls out her dad.
This person is also on her side.
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Nobody thinks she messed up.
It’s her money to spend however she wants to spend it. She was saving it to spend quality one on one time with her dad. When she realized that wasn’t going to happen, it only makes sense that she’d choose to spend it on something else that she actually wants.
Her dad should’ve stood up for her and refused to let his stepdaughter tag along instead of choosing to care about about his stepdaughter’s feelings more than his own daughter’s feelings.
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