Reddit's Worst Step-Parent Stories
Belittling Her Step-Daughter’s College & Career Choices
One woman took to Reddit convinced the internet would be in her corner, only to have fellow users tell her just how much of an a—hole she is.
After explaining that she and her husband have been married for 5 years and each has a 21-year-old daughter from prior relationships, the woman began venting about how her husband isn’t treating the young women equally as far as funding their college educations.
OP shared that her daughter, Amy, received a scholarship, and the rest of her tuition would be paid by Amy’s father from a college savings fund, and then out of Amy’s own pocket.
Her stepdaughter, Erin, did not receive a scholarship, and OP’s husband wanted to help his daughter out of their personal savings. OP felt this was unfair to Amy because Amy wasn’t receiving help from them.
She then started belittling Erin, writing, “Erin plays violin with the local orchestra, she had her first (small) show about a month ago- we went all the way to MA because David wanted to see her perform.”
When her husband brought up the fact that Erin is “alone” at an out-of-state college, the woman wrote, “I replied that then she should’ve stayed here instead of running off to a different state, and picking up things like violin to show that she’s better than everyone. He got really mad at me for saying that, I’m just trying to be fair but AITA?”
Reddit swiftly called her out for her nasty words, with one user writing, “Your husband is right. You’ve only been together FIVE years so your daughters must have been 17 when you got together, almost adults! You and your ex are responsible for YOUR daughter and your husband is responsible for his daughter.”
They continued, “You speak derogatorily about his daughter as well, mocking her for going to school out of state, for taking up the violin. You sound resentful that your husband wanted to see her first performance? Wow.”
Another person added, “Your belittling comment about Erin playing the violin shows a massive lack of maturity.” For more critical takes on the situation, read the full story here.
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