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AIBU?

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Aibu for calling my husband a bad father?

45 replies

Ilovesardines · 04/04/2023 18:58

Long time reader, but new poster. I feel guilty, and already apologized but that's enough for him.

So husband has 3 kids , none of them are biologically mine but I have been in their lives since oldest was 5 and youngest 1. Their bio mom isn't in the picture. So they call me mom and I pretty much do everything a mother is "supposed" to do.

My husband and I are very overweight. I have diabetes and as a result changed completely my diet.

So, I cook their food, then mine. Morning is cereals, pancakes or bread. Lots of sugar. We all take it together though. Dinner is often take away or nuggets.

My "step" ( I hate that word) daughter now aged 11, asked me one day if she could try my breakfast instead of hers. I said yes. She loved the lentils. The past 8 months, she has been eating like me. Of course I make sure to meet the needs of an 11yo instead of someone of my age and weight. It is not a diet to lose weight.

We make a weekly menu and cook together.

Recently, my husband has been acting weird. Then all of a sudden he told me " I am sick of you feeding my child olives, tomatoes or your sh*t healthy stuff. You are ruining her childhood. Maybe you are diabetic but she isn't you. Stop projecting. So tomorrow I want to see her eat pasta and nuggets instead of your fancy chicken and brown rice".

I told him that it wasn't fair. She is the one who cries for pickles or steals olives when dinner isn't ready. Then I said

" Maybe you should try my fancy chicken instead of eating burgers everyday. You want your daughter to be like me later in live? Diabetic? You are such a bad father"

I know it wasn't a good thing to say. I apologized. But that's not enough. He stopped talking to me " I will talk to you again once you'll get rid of all your garbage food".

Aibu?

OP posts:
Kanaloa · 04/04/2023 19:43

I find that a big issue in novels though. Maybe because I have four kids and have worked in many nurseries/schools etc. But I find people have no idea how kids of certain ages behave. So you’ll have an author writing about how the protagonist’s 8 year old came into the room holding a sippy cup and crying ‘mama me tired, me need nap!’

ASixPackAndTheRadio · 04/04/2023 19:47

Hardbackwriter · 04/04/2023 19:30

I can't believe people are reacting to this like it's plausible.

This is the third thread tonight that is clearly made up. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Antiquiteas · 04/04/2023 19:58

Your husband is a really, really bad and stupid father. Fucking hell.

Confusion101 · 04/04/2023 19:58

Anyone who has half a brain knows sugar, salt and fat are the trifecta to living super healthily. The more the better! YABU!

Schoolchoicesucks · 04/04/2023 20:02

No-one called chicken and brown rice "fancy". Surely.
And did anyone in history ever eat lentils for breakfast?

RiktheButler · 04/04/2023 20:08

Schoolchoicesucks · 04/04/2023 20:02

No-one called chicken and brown rice "fancy". Surely.
And did anyone in history ever eat lentils for breakfast?

Neil from The Young Ones. Glad I'm not the only one who spotted the lentils for breakfast bit. Can't imagine a child thinking that looks delicious, got to gets me some of that!

Hankunamatata · 04/04/2023 20:14

How much is he spending buying takeaway all the time. We can fall into this habit but had to cut back massively as couldn't afford £30 plus per day.
I would ask him to compromise and save takeaways for twice a week to start and you would live a family meal othe times. Easily make somehting more takeaway style like home made potato wedges with grilled marinated chicken

Albiboba · 04/04/2023 20:16

Hardbackwriter · 04/04/2023 19:30

I can't believe people are reacting to this like it's plausible.

Agree 😂

”I am sick of you feeding my child…healthy stuff. You are ruining her childhood.”

Yeah sure!

IDontWantToBeAPie · 04/04/2023 20:19

I think his daughter eating and liking the healthier food is making him feel embarrassed about his own eating and he's lashing out because of this.

I'd just tell him that the kids are allowed a choice over their own food. If she wants what you have that's what she gets because it's what she likes.

If he refuses to accept it he's being mental.

PinkSyCo · 04/04/2023 20:22

If he denies his DD the healthy food that she likes then he is a shit father.

PipinwasAuntieMabelsdog · 04/04/2023 20:28

I don't think this really happened.

PipinwasAuntieMabelsdog · 04/04/2023 20:30

"I am sick of you feeding my child olives, tomatoes or your sht healthy stuff. You are ruining her childhood. Maybe you are diabetic but she isn't you. Stop projecting. So tomorrow I want to see her eat pasta and nuggets instead of your fancy chicken and brown rice".*

No one speaks like this, it reads like a bad draft novel

BakedTattie · 04/04/2023 20:34

aye ok

JaneFondue · 04/04/2023 20:37

RiktheButler · 04/04/2023 20:08

Neil from The Young Ones. Glad I'm not the only one who spotted the lentils for breakfast bit. Can't imagine a child thinking that looks delicious, got to gets me some of that!

Yes 1 billion S Asians including myself do! And think it is delicious. My DC do too.

Thepossibility · 04/04/2023 20:48

Him insisting his child eats rubbish absolutely makes him a bad father.
You were right. Her only chance at a healthy life is you.
I remember watching a show about parents that proudly only fed their kids fast food and thinking they seemed so thick. Like that is what a 5 year old would do if they had a child to feed.
Does she tell him she enjoys eating healthily?

Justcallmebebes · 04/04/2023 20:56

I think it's abusive to feed kids a diet of sugar, takeaways, junk food and processed crap. He's wrong

TheyWentToSeaInASieve · 04/04/2023 20:57

You punctuation is too good for this to be real.

Minimalme · 04/04/2023 21:10

Yup, sure you did.

GrazingSheep · 04/04/2023 21:14

Lol

Missey85 · 02/09/2023 10:49

YANBU it's great that she wants healthy food and not garbage at least she has one good role model to copy

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