She Hurt Her Stepfather’s Feelings After Telling Him He Would Not Be Walking Her Down The Aisle At Her Wedding
When this young woman was eleven years old, her father sadly passed away– leaving her mother to raise her and her three younger siblings alone.
But, by the time she turned fifteen, her mother had met a man named Luke.
And since her three siblings were so much younger, they had an easier time accepting Luke as a new father figure in their life and quickly regarded him as “dad.”
Nonetheless, she was much older and had plenty of memories with her biological father. So, by the time Luke got married to her mother, he was not much of a parental influence in her life.
In fact, she was already nearly moved out of her childhood home and only ever went to her mother for any guidance in her young adult life.
Still, while she is really grateful Luke was there for her mother and siblings in a different way, Luke does not see it that way.
Instead, their lackluster relationship, in which she never needed him or really wanted a personal connection with him, seriously bothers Luke.
“I thought he was great for my mom, but he was not someone I would seek out for life advice or a shoulder to cry on,” she explained.
“And I will go so far as saying he is not my current father figure– that would go to my grandpa who I have known the longest and turned to in times of trouble.”
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And now, since she just recently got engaged, their differing views of their stepfather and stepdaughter relationship have been causing some serious issues.
Apparently, Luke had assumed he would walk her down the aisle and participate in the father-daughter dance.
But, she told him he was never going to be the person she asked– if she even decided to ask anyone at all.
Then, Luke began saying he would be the most logical choice and that it is only customary for a father to walk his daughter down the aisle.
She was not hearing any of that, though.
“I pointed out that my dad is dead and how if we were going down that line, my grandfather would be the obvious pick for me,” she recalled.
After that, though, Luke claimed that he had been her dad for nine years now and argued that once he married her mother, he became her dad.
Still, though, she just simply does not see it that way.
She still has many fond memories of her biological father and said that even though she appreciates everything Luke has done for her, she never needed him as her siblings did.
And even though she was just speaking her mind, Luke became seriously pissed off.
He apparently called her a jerk and told her she needed to accept that he was her father, whether she liked it or not.
So now, she is not sure if being honest about their lack of a father-daughter relationship was only fair to herself or if it was a rude thing to do to Luke.
Can a stepparent force their stepchild to feel a connection if it simply is not there? Should the woman feel guilty for being honest just because it hurt Luke’s feelings?
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