Lies have the power to change or even ruin lives, especially in the context of a little girl making up stories about her friend’s dad. And that’s exactly what makes what I’m about to share with you so chilling.
This man has three children: an 11-year-old, a 13-year-old, and a 17-year-old. His middle child is a daughter who has a friend she frequently hangs out with inside and outside of school.
For winter break, his daughter spent a lot of time with her friend, and she invited this girl over to their house. Over this past weekend, his daughter was looking uncharacteristically bored, so he questioned her about how her friend was doing.
His daughter rolled her eyes, and his wife shot him a glance. So, when his daughter wasn’t around, he asked his wife about what was going on, and she stated the girls were no longer on speaking terms, but she didn’t know why.
“I didn’t think much of it, but today my daughter was sort of mopey, so I asked if she had classes with her friend next semester (which starts in like 2 weeks),” he explained.
“I was pretty surprised when my daughter told me she ‘didn’t know, since she wouldn’t talk to her because I’m a creep and she never wants to be around her again.’ My daughter huffed off to her room, and I kind of didn’t think too hard about it because…you know…teens.”
“Later that night, I asked my daughter how she was feeling and if she wanted to talk, and I sort of just started in on “It can be hard to be friends at your age, sometimes people change, and sometimes people just need a break, you never know what someone is going through, hang in there” kind of stuff and my daughter started hysterically crying, saying, ‘This is exactly the problem you don’t even care, someone tells you that you make them uncomfortable and all you can say is generic advice.'”
He responded that he was shocked that his daughter’s friend said this about him, since she never came across uneasy around him or said something to his face.
Also, he’s known his daughter’s friend for years, and that’s what makes her accusation all the more horrifying. His daughter detailed that her friend mentioned that the way he touches her, talks to her, and looks at her are all problematic.
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The issue is, he has never touched his friend’s daughter; the most he’s done is pass her objects, that’s it. His daughter didn’t give him more to go on, but said her friend hadn’t yet gone to the police.
“She said she was mad not just because her friend was upset, and not just because I ruined her life, but also because ‘when she tells people you will lose your job and then what will we do?’ Anyways, I don’t think anyone here needs a full rundown of the conversation but I did tell my daughter that I didn’t think her friend should come over to the house anymore and also that I wasn’t really comfortable with my daughter and her hanging out since it felt like this needed to be sorted out – her friend shouldn’t live in fear of me and I shouldn’t also have to live in fear of her friend!” he exclaimed.
He did talk to his wife about the chat he had with his daughter, and his wife said he’s doing the wrong thing by banning this kid from coming to their house.
His wife thinks that since their daughter is already upset, he’s making it worse. His wife isn’t worried about his daughter’s friend making comments about him being a creep, since teenagers are dramatic.
He trusts his wife, so he’s worried he’s not handling this situation well, as she’s not on his side. His wife wants him to issue an apology to his daughter and to her friend as well.
He doesn’t want to apologize to the girl who’s making up lies about him, and his wife underscored that he has to act like an adult.
He’s left wondering if he’s wrong for banning his daughter’s friend from coming over.
A lie like this absolutely has the ability to wreck his life, so I’m dumbfounded as to why his wife is not supporting him! This is so alarming to me that I think he should contact a lawyer and do what he can to protect himself.
It very well could be that his daughter’s friend did have a man do something to her, and this is a cry for help, but that’s not his can of worms to deal with.
What do you think?
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