His Girlfriend Went On A Rant About Him Being Inappropriate With His Daughter, When They Just Have A Close Bond
Many parents of teenagers know the sad feelings that occur when their kid stops being affectionate with them and rejects hugs or snuggles when they get older and moody.
Some parents would kill to have a teenager or older kid who showed affection. But could you imagine someone giving you grief for being affectionate with your teen?
One man, who’s the single father of an affectionate teenage daughter, was recently given grief by his girlfriend for allowing her to sleep in his room.
He’s 38 and has a 22-year-old daughter named Emma, who he’s raised by himself since she was born, as her mother gave up custody of her.
Emma’s a “wonderful young lady” attending college but stays with him whenever she gets a break.
Now that Emma’s grown up, he’s started dipping his toe back into dating and met a nice woman named Sara. He and Sara began casually dating, and she knew about Emma but started hanging around with her more recently since Emma’s been on a break from school.
“Emma came home recently, acting a bit more clingy than usual,” he said.
“But she’s always been very affectionate, so I didn’t think much of it. It’s very normal for her to have her head on my shoulder or her feet in my lap while watching movies together. She just likes to be physically close to people. Sara has made a few comments, but nothing more.”
Recently, Emma’s clinginess has progressed a bit, as she’s been dealing with anxiety at school. Therefore, she’s been home a lot more often. Although Emma is usually good about giving him and Sara their space whenever Sara’s at their house, Emma recently did something that Sara considered to be too much.
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A few nights ago, while Sara was over, Emma pulled him aside and asked if she could sleep in his room for a while because she couldn’t fall asleep in her room due to her anxiety.
Emma swore she would get up and return to her room when he was ready to go to bed so she wouldn’t be in the way.
“I told her it was fine,” he recalled.
“She hasn’t slept much since coming home, so if giving up my bed [for] the couch is what it takes, I don’t mind at all. Even though Emma had spoken to me quietly, Sara heard, and as soon as Emma left, she started berating me.”
“She said she could ‘excuse’ the ‘touchiness,’ but not this. She accused Emma of being jealous of her and trying to push her out of the way.”
Sara told him his relationship with Emma was inappropriate, and whenever he tried to defend himself and Emma, she would shut him down.
When Sara took a pause from her rant, he tried to calmly tell her she had no right to speak about his relationship with his daughter.
Sara eventually stormed out of his house after making more harsh comments about him and Emma.
“I feel bad for making Sara so upset, but I don’t think I did anything wrong,” he added. “I don’t think that was enough to actually justify that type of reaction, but I’m confused enough to second guess myself.”
Should he have listened to Sara and taken her reaction into consideration or be done with her?
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