At His Birthday Party, He Exposed His Dad For Being A Horrible Father To Him And Only Ever Treating His Sisters Nicely
When parents have old-fashioned views regarding their kids and gender roles, their family dynamic can become quite toxic.
A teenager recently caused a scene at his 18th birthday party after exposing his dad’s destructive behavior over the last 10 years in front of everyone.
He is 18 and grew up with three sisters, one older and two younger. His dad is in his 50s and, unfortunately, treats him much differently from his sisters.
“My dad has always been a ‘girl dad,’ as he dotes on my sisters, treats them like princesses, and would do anything in the world for them,” he explained.
“He has always been the perfect dad to his daughters, [but] he made it clear since I was about seven years old that because I’m a man, I can’t expect the same treatment as my sisters.”
His dad has very old-fashioned views regarding his children and gender and has given his three daughters anything they want, making their lives extremely privileged and easy.
However, from the moment he was old enough, his dad began lecturing him about how he wouldn’t be receiving any handouts and needed to work extra hard for anything he wanted.
This has proven to be true since childhood, as his dad progressed from giving his sisters free toys to free cars and college tuition.
Meanwhile, he’s had to work hard, complete all the household chores, and get a job to get anything he wanted.
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“At 14, I was expected to get a job on top of my weekly chores and maintain a 4.0 GPA,” he said.
“My dad also wanted to charge me $200 a month in rent, but fortunately, was stopped by my mother. She is a complete pushover, and this is one of the few times she has put her foot down.”
One of the hardest pills to swallow was when his dad told him that he would not be getting any assistance in paying his college tuition once he left for school and would be on his own, even though his older sister is a college dropout living at home with all of her bills paid for by his dad.
Additionally, his dad told him that if he chose to stay home during his college years, he have to pay $600 a month in rent.
He quickly made plans to move out so that as soon as he turned 18, he wouldn’t be held responsible for such a high rent charge or any more of his family’s household chores.
He arranged to move into a friend’s house and stay there for a few weeks between his 18th birthday and the start of his college semester when he’ll move into a dorm.
Although everything seemed to be working out, he snapped during his recent 18th birthday party, which his grandparents held.
“My father’s parents are extremely rich and obsessed with appearances, so we always have a big birthday bash,” he added.
“I was hearing over and over about how great of a father I had and what a beautiful party it was, and I guess I just snapped.”
He began ranting to all his party guests, telling them that the party may look nice, but it was all for show and that he did not have a great father; only his sisters did.
Sure enough, an argument broke out at the party, and it got so bad that it had to be ended early.
His dad quickly kicked him out of the house, and he’s been getting a lot of grief from his dad’s side of the family since then.
Was he wrong to say those things about his dad at the birthday party, or was his outburst valid?
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