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AIBU?

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Dad & long term girlfriend

33 replies

user1494101503 · 10/11/2020 19:33

I’ve always had a rocky relationship with my dad. He walked out on my mam when I was little.
So he has helped me out financially a few times. However because of this he is so arrogant about it. I was very grateful for his help but will not take anymore help because of his attitude afterwards. We don’t visit him often as his girlfriend doesn’t really like me or my husband and I don’t think she likes my ds.
We was over his house (pre lockdown) and was playing in the the garden and picked a flower and was so excited about giving it to me.
I witnessed my dads girlfriend yelling at him and telling him what a naughty boy he was and to go and sit in the house and get out of her sight! He’s 4! My dad also witnessed this and just shrugged his shoulders at me.
Me and my husband walked out and went home. I’m fuming that she felt she could speak to him like this. I feel this wasn’t naughty behaviour. The flower one of many and certainly not a prize rose or anything. He was heart broken after and was so confused.
AIBU to not want anything to do with the pair of them?
Am I being unfair on my little boy that he doesn’t see his grandad? Not that he saw him often anyway.
I just feel so uncomfortable with his girlfriend acting how she did.

OP posts:
StillCoughingandLaughing · 11/11/2020 14:49

@StillCoughingandLaughing You have only taken one side of what I said.

Because that’s the only point I was questioning.

Calmandmeasured1 · 11/11/2020 14:56

Not wanting to have anything to do with them over this one incident seems like an OTT reaction on your part. Why not act like the grown-up you are and discuss the incident where she told your DS off?

maddy68 · 11/11/2020 14:58

He should have been supervised and not picked the flowers however there are ways of doing this

Bookworming · 11/11/2020 18:33

He should have been supervised and not picked the flowers however there are ways of doing this

Helicopter parenting doesn't pay off in the long run!

emilyfrost · 11/11/2020 19:25

Helicopter parenting doesn't pay off in the long run!

Bookworming Supervising your child is not the same as helicopter parenting.

Bookworming · 11/11/2020 19:30

Supervising a four year old walking round a presumably safe garden is helicopter parenting @emilyfrost!

He's not on a trampoline or swinging, he's in a garden!

Leaannb · 11/11/2020 20:35

She should have camly walked the child back to you and explained to to you both why its inappropriate for him to pick flowers oit other gardens. Her behavior is way out of line. Bit your attitude about the flowers is horrible. Is the first time the flowers came up?

Italiangreyhound · 11/11/2020 22:02

I am gob-smacked that one flower is taking centre stage in this sad story about a little boy being shouted at, and a daughter whose relationship with her father is in jeopardy. Complete madness.

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