His Wife Is Mad That He Bought His Biological Daughter A Car As A Reward For Doing Well In School, But He Didn’t Buy One For His Stepdaughter
If you got a car as a teenager, you know how big of a deal that was. It’s a privilege to drive yourself around as a young person, and parents usually have to give their teenagers some incentive to get a car.
One man is caught in some drama with his kids after he got his biological daughter a car but didn’t buy one for his stepdaughter.
He has a 19-year-old daughter named Christina, with whom he made a deal when she first started high school. He told Christina that if she kept a 3.9 GPA from the beginning of her freshman year to the end of her junior year, he’d buy her a car she could use during her senior year.
Christina held up her end of the deal and maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her first three years of high school, so he got her a car.
In the middle of her high school years, after he and Christina had already made their deal, he met his current wife, Jenny, and became stepdad to her daughter, Emily, who is now 17.
“Emily started her senior year a couple of weeks ago, and a few days ago, she texted me, asking when I was going to take her to look at cars,” he explained.
“This took me by surprise, as I didn’t realize she expected a car. She has a 2.7 GPA and spends more time curating her Instagram than doing her homework. I explained to her that Christina received her car as a reward for good grades, not as a given.”
After taking some time to reflect, he realized it wasn’t very fair that he didn’t give Emily a similar incentive as he did with Christina. So, he told Emily that if she kept a 3.9 GPA throughout her senior year and got accepted into an accredited college, he’d let her pick out a car when graduation rolled around.
“I thought this was a fair deal, or even unfair towards Christina, since I made her keep a 3.9 [GPA] for all four years of high school,” he said.
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“But Jenny pulled me aside after Emily went to school and told me I was being unfair since Emily had different circumstances than Christina.”
For the first 12 years of Emily’s life, she was heavily spoiled by her wealthy dad while he was still in the picture. He got her everything she wanted as soon as she asked for it, and because of that, she hardly developed a work ethic.
But when she was 12, Emily’s dad was arrested for tax fraud and is currently in prison. Since her dad went to prison, Emily has struggled to live a more normal, humble life that involves working hard.
However, he believes this is not a valid reason to give her a car.
“I told Jenny that I think my only wrongdoing was not helping Emily develop a work ethic sooner, and my hope is that she rises to the occasion, cleans up her act, and gets the car,” he added.
“I also said I would do everything I could to help Emily research colleges and perfect her application, but Jenny wasn’t having it.”
Since having this conversation with Jenny, she and Emily have been giving him the cold shoulder. He’s still being accused of treating Christina better than he has Emily in this situation.
Should he be more lenient with Emily or stand his ground?
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